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Book of Creative Knowledge

Disasters and Recovery – Part 3

The experts and teachers aren’t always right. My high school art teacher wasn’t right about my future. And my broken thumb convinced my doctor that my right hand would impede my art career. Yet, today, I create art that I am proud of, despite my high school art teacher’s harsh prediction that I would never succeed. And my right hand healed fine, thank you.

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Lightning Storm over Phoenix, Arizona

Disasters and Recovery – Part 2

Few people know that my INDIAN SUMMER motorcycle painting experienced a colossal disaster halfway through creating it. So did BACKDRAFT, one of my better-known life-size fine art nudes.

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BACKDRAFT by A.D. Cook

Disasters and Recovery – Part 1

Life is not about how many times one falls. We all fall. What is more important is how many times we get back up. That reality is a truism for life and creativity for everyone alike.

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