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Artist, Muse, Music — Creative Energy Exchange
Live model. Live music. Life drawing — enjoying some creative time in the studio… There was a time when artists could draw only from living models, live music, and candlelight. ...
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Cocktail Cruise — The Strip with Elvis Tribute Artist, Steve Connolly
Sometimes Las Vegas locals take fun in doing the “tourist thing“. Sunday was one of those days for me. After all, there are really a ton of great things to do ...
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Hollywood Murals
During my five years (1989 – 1994) as Hollywood Video’s creative director and resident artist I created over a hundred hand-painted wall murals – most measuring upwards of ten feet ...
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Back-to-Back
I love the sensual beauty of the female back. I’ve created a few paintings over the years to feature beauty from behind: Stranded, Ardor, Oblivious, Flashback… and for quite a ...
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Fifth Annual Father’s Day Car Show 2012
Father’s Day 2012 — I enjoyed a great day with local exotic car enthusiasts at Anthem Country Club for their Annual Father’s Day Car Show. This was their fifth year ...
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The All-New ADCook.com 2012
We’re excited to announce the all-new ADCook.com Just launched this Friday evening (June 15, 2012), this new site has a ton of new features, most notedly, it’s now responsive (mobile ...
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Truth
2012, 60″ x 36″ [152.40 cm x 91.44 cm], root beer colored acrylic pearls on specially-prepared pearlized canvas Completed on May 20th and signed during the solar eclipse, “Truth” is my ...
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Truth – New Pearl Painting on Canvas
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.” — John Keats “Truth” by A.D. Cook 2012 Completed on May ...
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Creative Quotes ~ 1,000+ Words
Great art can leave you speechless or inspire novels. It’s an excepted and timeless understanding that a single image can convey a plethora of complex ideas. So, I got to ...
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Creative Quotes ~ 1,000+ Words
Great art can leave you speechless or inspire novels. It’s an excepted and timeless understanding that a single image can convey a plethora of complex ideas. So, I got to ...
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12 Artist Movies Worth Watching
I have always loved movies. They have been a favorite pastime for most of my life, and for a few short years (1989 – 1994) I was even in the ...
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Premier Video
https://youtu.be/cqJTgieDJO8 The “Premier” art video showcases my painting in process from beginning through the creation of the completed painting – featuring muse Jess Robinson. View “Premier” painting – 48″ x ...
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Premier – New Pearl Painting on Canvas
Las Vegas is a town of celebration and “Premier” is completely Vegas-inspired… “Premier” © A.D. Cook 2012 Premier is my third figurative painting for 2012, and features the beautiful Jess Robinson ...
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Fine Art Nudes by A.D. Cook – Compilation Video
https://youtu.be/SOLNCeIPfpM A compilation video of a original art nudes by A.D. Cook View my collection of canvas and metal art originals. Created in Spring 2012, this video features two dozen ...
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Art Compilation Video 2012