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Billfodl
A.D. Cook

Billfodl

Hey Guys, I want to tell you about a cool product that any Cryptocurrency holder should have. The product I am talking about is the Billfodl. When you set up your hardware wallet, you get a twelve to twenty-four-word phrase used to back up your device if it gets lost, stolen, or destroyed. Most people just write that phrase down on a piece of paper provided with your HD wallet and hide it within the pages of their favorite book. But what happens if your house catches on fire or there is a flood?

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A.D. Cook January 27, 2022
Filmstrip Video Archive at ADCook.com
A.D. Cook

The All-New Way-Overdue Video Archive

Creating a Video Archive page has been on my To-Do list for some time. With all the changes happening with YouTube and action to limit my videos to account holders only, I figured now was the time to fix that mess.

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A.D. Cook January 26, 2022
Trust But Verify at ADCook.com
A.D. Cook

Trust, But Verify

When it comes to art, provenance matters. Today, more than ever, the story behind an artwork is as important as the art itself. Art theft is at an all-time high in this digital age of easy duplication and distribution of imagery. As an artist, that is why I go to extremes to provenance my creations.

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A.D. Cook January 22, 2022
Museum of the Rockies Museum Member-Only New Exhibition Preview, Jan 21, 2022
A.D. Cook

Museum of the Rockies Members-Only New Exhibition Preview

Friday, January 21, 5:00-6:30 PM Museum of the Rockies members will have the opportunity to preview the new changing exhibition, LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automotive and Motorcycle Painting. As an exhibiting artist, I feel truly privileged to showcase

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A.D. Cook January 21, 2022
ADCook.com Brilliantly Safe! for content & links
A.D. Cook

Sur.ly Safe

Brilliantly Safe for Content & Links. I’m honored to share that the ADCook.com website has received a Sur.ly award for Internet safety.

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A.D. Cook January 18, 2022
ADCook.com Mobile-Friendly featuring Indian Summer
A.D. Cook

Mobile-Friendly

28%* of You are Reading this on Your SmartPhone (I know that because Google tells me so). That’s why the ADCook.com website has been mobile-friendly for a long-time, since early 2011. That’s when I first became aware of WordPress responsive websites. WordPress made creating sites more flexible, from a creator’s perspective, while creating a better user experience for visitors.

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A.D. Cook January 12, 2022
Luster Banner Featuring A.D. Cook Artwork at Lyman Allyn Museum, 2021
A.D. Cook

Luster Tour Update: January 2022

Special Thanks to The Lyman Allyn Art Museum for a Great Run! LUSTER has arrived in Bozeman, Montana, and will open at The Museum of The Rockies on January 22 for display through May 1, 2022.

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A.D. Cook January 10, 2022
ADCook.com Alexa Top 100k Global Rank
A.D. Cook

Thank You, Alexa

In today’s Internet world, an artist has to be a creative entrepreneur, a web designer, and a marketer, along with a lot of other skills to succeed on any level, both online and on the Internet. It can be a lot to keep up with and still make time to create art. For years, I relied on Alexa.com to keep me informed of my website’s status and have continuously increased my global and US rankings.

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A.D. Cook January 7, 2022
Bespoke Original Artworks by A.D. Cook
A.D. Cook

A Bespoke 2022

As we wrap up an old (and tired) year, I can’t help but be excited for what lies ahead. 2021 was my year to return to the studio. I’m back at the easel with a renewed vision and a deeper passion for creating new art!

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A.D. Cook December 28, 2021
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from A.D. Cook
A.D. Cook

Merry Christmas 2021

What a year 2021 has been. In some ways, it was a year of regrouping and adjusting to what many refer to as “the new normal.” Normal? What is normal, anyway? From an artist’s perspective, it’s business as usual. Change is inevitable. Change is good.

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A.D. Cook December 13, 2021
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