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Three Graces of the 21st Century
The Three Graces, goddesses of charm, beauty, and creativity, have been iconic inspirations for artists throughout the centuries. Raphael, Rubens, Canova, and other masters of the past have been inspired by this enduring theme. Their touchstone is timelessness.
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Creative Energy Exchange
ARTIST: A.D. Cook // MUSE: Stephanie // MUSIC: Time Catching // VIDEO: Kathryn Cook // “Hurry Up And Wait” music by Loophole from their album “Loophole 432″ © 2012.
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Looking Back – Moving Forward
2012 marks ten years of producing figurative art as my primary creative focus.
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Truth Video
My Process View my art in the process from my photoshoot with the beautiful Liz Ashley through the creation of the completed painting. Completed on May 20th and signed during the solar eclipse,
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Artist, Muse, Music — Creative Energy Exchange
Live model. Live music. Life drawing — enjoying some creative time in the studio… There was a time when artists could draw only from living models, live music, and candlelight. In many ways, that was a golden age in art.
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Cocktail Cruise — The Strip with Elvis Tribute Artist, Steve Connolly
Sometimes Las Vegas locals take fun in doing the “tourist thing“. Sunday was one of those days for me. After all, there are really a ton of great things to do in Vegas that can be found nowhere else. My buddy Steve Connelly, noted Elvis impersonator and Las Vegas headliner, invited
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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 a hugely creative time for me. Of all that I
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Back-to-Back
I love the sensual beauty of the female back. I’ve created a few paintings over the years to feature beauty from behind: Stranded, Ardor, Oblivious, Flashback… and for quite a while, I had wanted to create a complete series of larger-than-life back paintings (I still do). So, to wrap up
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The All-New ADCook.com 2012
We’re excited to announce the all-new ADCook.com Just launched this Friday evening (June 15, 2012), this new site has a ton of new features, most notedly, it’s now responsive (mobile device friendly). As a commitment to “figurative art” aka the “art nude genre”, this new website, with exception of press,
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Truth
2012, 60″ x 36″ [152.40 cm x 91.44 cm], root beer colored acrylic pearls on specially-prepared pearlized canvas Completed on May 20th and signed during the solar eclipse, “Truth” is my fourth figurative painting for 2012, and features the beautiful Liz Ashley as my muse. Bold and powerful, Truth stares you
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Art Compilation Video 2012
https://youtu.be/SOLNCeIPfpMView my collection of canvas and metal art originals. Created in Spring 2012, this video features two dozen of my favorite original figurative paintings in an entertaining format. View More Fine Art Nudes