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A.D. Cook at Desert Sun Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
A.D. Cook

Desert Sun Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

December 2, 2006 – A.D. Cook made a scheduled appearance at the Desert Sun Art Gallery located within the Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, AZ Showcasing new art and hobb-knobbing with gallery patrons. Owners Don and Melissa Dufek prominently displayed a beautiful collection of A.D.’s newest paintings while he demonstrated his

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A.D. Cook at Oh My Godard Gallery, Las Vegas, NV
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A.D. Cook at The Aladdin

November 25, 2006 – The newest series of A.D. Cook’s original paintings was revealed at the OH MY GODARD GALLERY at the Aladdin Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Explore the newest works of art by A.D. Cook created using an innovative mixture of techniques and mixed media. The art

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Aphrodisia featuring A.D. Cook Book Cover (preview)
A.D. Cook

Aphrodisia

Aphrodisia ~ Art of the Female Form Beautiful and imaginative paintings, drawings, sculptures, and computer-generated imagery of women chosen by a jury of some of today’s best artists and connoisseurs of the female form. Jury members Joe Chiodo, Spencer Davis, Craig Elliott, Frank Frazetta Jr., Greg Hildebrandt, and our own

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Quick Throttle featuring A.D. Cook motorcycle art 2005 (preview)
A.D. Cook

Quick Throttle Magazine

Rider Profiles By Janga Northwest Edition June 2005 and California Edition January 2006 A.D. Cook Is it a photograph? Look again. The big, juicy motorcycles with bottomless chrome, glowing color, and incredible detail are paintings by airbrush artist A.D. Cook. A rider since the age of 17, A.D. combined his

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Art Monkey at A.D. Cook art studio, Las Vegas, NV
A.D. Cook

Creating the Perfect Ultra-Smooth Canvas

Published in Airbrush Action Magazine, December 2004 (updated December 2022) Creating The Perfect Ultra-Smooth Canvas For Airbrush by A.D. Cook Canvas and fine art go hand-in-hand. But the readily available off-the-shelf canvas isn’t made for airbrushing. Even stretched and “prepared” canvas marketed to airbrush artists has a lot of weave

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ECLIPSE painting by artist A.D. Cook
A.D. Cook

Creating Eclipse

Creating Eclipse by A.D. Cook Canvas Wrap Article, November 2004 Welcome to CANVAS WRAP and my ongoing series of step-by-step instructional articles on the art of airbrushing as fine art. CANVAS WRAP will present a “no secrets” approach in these articles. If I’ve done it, I’ll show it, and if

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Indian Summer by A.D. Cook (preview)
A.D. Cook

The Putnam County News

November 26, 2001 Cycle/Auto Art Exhibit To Open In Beacon ArtTalk.com Announces the Opening of a New Exhibition, “Cycle/Auto Art” at the Gallery in the Square in Beacon Featured from September 29 through November 2 will be the works of Robert Anderson, Celia Buchanan, Joe Calabrese, A.D. Cook, Leo Gonzales,

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Iwata Performs magazine ad featuring A.D. Cook (preview)
A.D. Cook

You Imagine. Iwata Performs. You Create.

You Imagine. Iwata Performs. You Create. There is no such thing as excess when it comes creating art. I often paint big and I need tools that respond in a huge way. My Iwata HP-C has proven itself to be reliable and efficient — a true workhorse. Iwata HP-C airbrush endorsement

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Easyriders, April 2001
A.D. Cook

Easyriders Magazine

April 2001 Art Imitating Art. A.D. Cook paints pictures of Harleys and man does he ever. “Passing Time” is his latest piece, and it’s a fine one. No question about it, either, the guy knows how to lay down an airbrush acrylic image on the canvas. “Course, he has been

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Creating A Living Medical Illustration by A.D. Cook (preview)
A.D. Cook

Creating A Living Medical Illustration | Body Art 101

Creating A Living Medical Illustration | Body Art 101 by A.D. Cook Published in Airbrush Action Magazine, December 2001 A unique and fun project has presented itself, creating a living medical illustration. We wanted to create a series of photographs where the model has the illusion of not having any

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PASSING TIME motorcycle painting by A.D. Cook 2000
A.D. Cook

Creating Reflective Effects: Passing Time

A Study in Chrome and Reflected Surfaces by A.D. Cook The Ultimate Airbrush Handbook by Pamela Shanteau [ buy book ] Title: Passing Time 9/4/00 – 10/9/00 Size and Surface: 36″ x 48″ on 100% pure cotton duck stretched canvas. Since I’m working with acrylic paints, it’s important that the

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