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International Artist Day 2023
Yes, artists have a holiday, too. Celebrating each October 25th, International Artist Day honors the contribution artists have and are making to society. The day commemorates the importance of art ...
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Happy Birthday ADCook.com ~ 2023
Oh, how things have changed, especially in the Internet world. Today, the ADCook.com website features nearly a hundred pages of content, about five hundred and fifty blog posts and updates, ...
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Las Vegas Corvette Association Car Show
The Las Vegas Corvette Association recently marked a major milestone as it commemorated fifty years of existence. In what turned out to be a truly remarkable showcase, the association exhibited ...
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My Elysian Dream
I’m excited to share something new from the studio and a departure regarding my figurative metal creations. ELYSIAN DREAM started as a simple little sketch over a cold beer. I ...
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LVCA All Corvette Show at Town Square ~ October 21st
Tomorrow, Las Vegas Corvettes Association Presents their All Corvette Show in Celebration of their 50th Anniversary
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After-Party to Zedonk
The Merriam-Webster Time Traveler tells you when a word was first used in print. I also love its other feature, the “Select a Year” button, where you can enter any ...
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Are You A Polymath?
So, what is a polymath? A Polymath is defined as someone who excels in multiple fields of knowledge. Today, we might refer to that person as a "jack of all ...
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Momentum in Action
Most dictionaries define momentum as motion or a series of events and speak of mass and velocity. My new art in the studio is all of that! I could not ...
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An Eternal Time Out
My musically gifted friend, Bonzai Caruso, sent me a soothing rhythmic tune that I wanted to share with you. This relaxing music, he suggested, compliments my latest metal artwork, ETERNAL, ...
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The Creation of ETERNAL
Two years after photographing my model/muse for my latest metal fine art nude, the artwork is now finished and ready for my collector’s home.
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Cars & Coffee Las Vegas 10/7/23
It was a fantastic morning for this week’s Celebrity Cars & Coffee. The fresh air, clear skies, and perfect temperature inspired me to include the car show in my sunrise ...
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Five Fifty
It seems like only yesterday that I shared my post, The Big Five-Oh Oh!, celebrating my 500th post on the ADCook Blog, but looking back, it was about a year ...
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LUSTER UPDATE! Exhibit Moved to the Blue Buffalo Art Gallery
IMPORTANT UPDATE — The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts is under renovation, so it has leased the recently renovated BLUE BUFFALO ART GALLERY in downtown San Angelo for its ...
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2013 Fast Forward Flashback
Of the assorted projects and artworks I created a decade ago (2013), my Ferrari FF painting, FAST FORWARD, stands high among my favorites.
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The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
“I set out to write a book about what to do to make a great work of art. Instead, it revealed itself to be a book on how to be.” ...
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