America’s Artist
The LUSTER Tour has led to my continuing story as America’s Artist as I begin my two epic paintings of America’s Sports Car, the Corvette.
A.D. Cook
September 4, 2023
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More Than Ever
Creativity is a journey. Art is the manifestation of that journey. Sharing the art and its journey creates provenance.
A.D. Cook
August 25, 2023
The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts Opening Reception for LUSTER Update
The LUSTER automotive and motorcycle realism art exhibition will be hosted at Blue Buffalo Gallery in downtown San Angelo for its forthcoming display of the LUSTER Exhibition.
A.D. Cook
August 23, 2023
Alas, We Meet Again, Z06
Recently, I had the opportunity to reconnect with the stunning white Corvette Z06 that is featured in my forthcoming 70th Anniversary painting for the Luster Exhibition at the National Corvette Museum. While it was my second photography encounter with the Z06, it was my first shoot with art muse Aim
A.D. Cook
August 13, 2023
Four Decades of Iwata
I was organizing my studio recently and tripped across “The Illusion,” a self-portrait I created in colored pencil back in 1983. I drew that portrait after discovering Iwata airbrushes earlier that summer and receiving an Iwata HP-C as a gift. For some reason, I felt compelled to include that airbrush
A.D. Cook
July 16, 2023
Dreamer of Dreams and Maker of Things
When I’m not at the easel and not working on a design project, one of my favorite pastimes is working on my website, writing new posts, and exploring new related technology if you haven’t visited the ADCook.com website in a while, it’s had a lot of updates to explore, including
A.D. Cook
July 13, 2023
A Slate-Smooth Beginning
I’m excited to get started on my Corvette paintings for inclusion in the LUSTER Exhibition at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, next year. But before I can start painting, I treat my canvasses to a multi-step process to create the perfect canvas for my realism art.
A.D. Cook
June 19, 2023
Celebrity Cars & Coffee Las Vegas
This is where I go when I want to get inspired and connect with the local car community. The Las Vegas Cars & Coffee is a booming gathering of enthusiastic car folks, easy to get to, and boasts hundreds of stunning cars weekly, including some amazing Corvettes.
A.D. Cook
June 18, 2023
Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse Bay, Hosting LUSTER June 16 – September 3, 2023
LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings is a traveling exhibition comprising over 55 paintings by nearly 15 leading photorealists and hyperrealists specializing in automobiles and motorcycles as their primary subject of choice.
A.D. Cook
June 16, 2023
Coming Up For LUSTER 2023-2025
June 2, 2023 — The LUSTER collection has arrived at The Dennos Museum Center in spectacularly beautiful Traverse Bay, Michigan, made famous by Ernest Hemmingway in the Nick Adams Stories, in which he chronicled the early years he spent in the area.
A.D. Cook
June 2, 2023