ART + DESIGN
Like my paintings on metal, Avalon goes through shifts and changes in color and imagery under differing lighting. 12/5/11 – This morning, I wrapped up my latest large canvas original painting, “AVALON.” Measuring 48″ x 36″, Avalon is created in smokey blacks over flash metallic pearls and features my newest
Las Vegas celebrity Brandy Beavers in my studio. Watch for upcoming art. Brandy Beavers and A.D. Cook Sure I’m smiling… I did a photoshoot a couple of days ago with the beautiful and gregarious Brandy Beavers. Watch soon for new art featuring her as my muse. It was a great
The Lamborghini Las Vegas Grand Opening event was awesome! Great crowd, beautiful cars, and good times… Above: Tom Brazill of Lamborghini Las Vegas [Twitter/SinCityLambo], Crazy Vegas Chick (aka Kim) [Twitter/VegasWineChick], A.D. Cook, artist [Twitter/ADCookArt], Lisa Drake, Kevin Mahoney [Twitter/KPMahoInVegas], & James Drake. Cheers! It was the anticipated event of the
Marquee by A.D. Cook ~ 60″ x 48″, airbrushed acrylic on pearlized canvas After a month of easel time and thousands of small brush strokes in creating her fur coat, Marquee is complete. This painting has been on my ‘to-paint” list for a long time. I originally photographed my model
October 27, 2001 ~ The Nathan Adelson Hospice 12th Annual Wine and Food Tasting Extravaganza in Las Vegas… Nathan Adelson Hospice hosted its Annual Wine and Food Tasting Extravaganza, as they do every October. A variety of wines are presented, along with wonderful samplings of food from some of the
Battle of the Strands in Las Vegas Rocks! Sunday, October 23rd, 2011 — The Battle of the Strands (BattleOfTheStrands.com) competition and masquerade ball was held at the Spanish Mansion, a 10,000 square foot estate in a 2.5 acre enclosed property a couple miles from the strip. From 8:00 P.M. until
Last evening was the 4th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction to benefit the Nevada Diabetes Association. We enjoyed gourmet foods & fine wines and participated in an exciting silent auction benefiting children and adults in our community affected by diabetes. Audi Henderson & Lamborghini of Las Vegas, both at
Lamborghini, Ferrari, and great Italian food. A great day of relaxing and fun with the Las Vegas exotic car crowd… Everyone knows I love cars – especially exotic high-performance supercars (just glance through my Blog posts or read my Tweets to see lots of great car pics)… But not everyone
My newest painting on metal… Beaujolais featuring Jessi June. Saturday, October 8th marked the official unveiling of Beaujolais, my newest original figurative painting on metal. It was just a few short weeks earlier that I had done a photoshoot of model Jessi June at my collector’s home in Las Vegas,
October 1st marked the first time that professional polo has ever been played in Las Vegas as Polo America Expo 2011 launched with Polo Village, a great expo and exhibits.​
MIRAGE, my latest painting created with Pearlized acrylic on specially-prepared canvas features an all-new model. Mirage by A.D. Cook © 2011 – 60″ x 48″ Stephanie is my latest muse. She is “Mirage” ~ beautiful to look at and much more than an illusion. Model Stephanie Torres unveiled MIRAGE on
The evening’s events included the introduction of the top Cadillac models, a fashion show presented by ECCOCI, and an A.D. Cook Art Lounge. Guests enjoyed drinks, passed appetizers, VIP gift bags, and more… The “Summer of Luxury Sales Event” for DSM Luxury Client’s & Friend’s of Cadillac of Las Vegas