Motorheads and Masterpieces
As promised, the Museum Of The Rockies posted our recent Zoom chat, and I’m excited to share it in celebration of art and creativity!
April 16, 2022
Tag: Automotive Art
In Memoriam Kris Preslan
It is with sadness that I share the passing of fellow automotive artist, Kris Preslan, of Lake Oswego, Oregon. An accomplished watercolor artist, Kris enjoyed creating realistic paintings of animals, vistas, cars, and her memories of Europe. As a fan of her art, I knew her as a participating artist in the LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings traveling museum exhibit, where a selection of her magnificent paintings are represented.
March 3, 2022
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.
January 10, 2022
Motorcycle and Auto-Art Video
Motorcycle and Auto-Art Video featuring Autumn Riders, Brickyard Bull, Dream 103, Fast Forward, For Show, Indian Summer, and Passing Time original artworks by A.D. Cook.
November 13, 2021
Luster Tour Update: Good News!
Another museum has signed on to host the Luster Exhibition. The Dennos Museum Center at Northwestern Michigan College in Traverse Bay, MI, is scheduled to host The LUSTER Exhibit from June 11 through September 3, 2023.
November 11, 2021
The Brickyard Bull
A Lamborghini Gallardo Squadra Corse painted in pearls.
My latest creation is titled BRICKYARD BULL. At a glance, this artwork is a colorful car portrait of a very special 2014 Lamborghini LP-570, one of only fifty in the world and one of only fifteen in the United States.
October 19, 2021
LUSTER Extended At Ella Carothers Dunnegan Gallery
Fridays 1 PM to 6 PM, Saturdays 10 AM to 6 PM, Sundays 1 PM to 4 PM FREE TO THE PUBLIC FACE MASKS REQUIRED SOCIAL DISTANCING OBSERVED.
November 14, 2020
Indian Summer in Springfield
It’s like a homecoming, in a round about sort of way. Springfield, Massachusetts, is after all, where the original Indian motorcycles were manufactured from 1901 to 1953, making Springfield the home of America’s first motorcycle. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it.
July 17, 2020
Art Creation Timeline – Dreams and Memories
I love timelines. When it comes to telling a story with pictures, I can think of no better way to show the progression of something. This website’s Art Creation Timeline maps A.D. Cook’s artworks, murals, and paintings from 1988 to now. I want to suggest that it is a complete listing, but it’s only a sampling of my favorite pieces.
May 20, 2020
Show Cars, Motorcycles, and Fine Art
Show Cars, Motorcycles, and Fine Art: A new A.D. Cook & Beti Kristof exhibit opens at Railroad Pass Casino, Boulder City, Nevada.
November 8, 2016
Motorcycles. Cars. Art.
Saturday was a great day of all of that, and more. The morning kicked off at Atomic Motors in Henderson, where hundreds of motorcycles came through for leg one of the 2016 Las Vegas BikeFest Poker Run.
October 3, 2016
Show Cars and Art
It was a great weekend for Show Cars and Art as we celebrated the grand opening of RailRoad Pass Show Cars at RailRoad Pass Hotel and Casino at the south edge of Henderson, NV.
September 19, 2016