Tag: 1993

Artist A.D. Cook with Elvis & John Wayne mural

My Thirty-Year Flashback

1993 was an epic year for me, but it also marked the last year of painting Hollywood Video murals. After four solid years of hand-painting thousands of square feet of walls in dozens of stores up and down the West Coast, things were changing.

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SEVEN by A.D. Cook 1993 (preview)

Seven

Last week, I posted in my blog that it’s always fun to post art from the past. Over the last few days, I’ve added three large original paintings from 1993-94 and an illustration from 1988.

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THREE GOLD painting on canvas by A.D. Cook (preview)

Three Gold

Created in 1993, this original painting on canvas has been in a climate-controlled archive for the last decade. Recently discovered and offered here, this is an original one-of-a-kind painting.

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Rhett and Scarlett by a.D. Cook at Hollywood Vide, Lake Oswego, OR 1001

Hollywood Retrospective

Sometimes it’s fun to reflect back on an era past. 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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Hollywood Video murals by A.D. Cook Private Collection PDF

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 tall. The pace was fast and furious and it was

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Video Store Magazine featuring A.D. Cook Hollywood murals 1993 (preview)

Video Store Magazine

Hollywood Video is a brash young chain out of Portland, Oregon, Setting its sights on you-know-who? Video Store magazine cover, August 9-13, 1993 – © 1993 Advanstar, Featuring the Hollywood Video Elvis mural by A.D. Cook.

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