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Barney Davey asks "Where Are You Going and How Can You Get There?"
A.D. Cook

Where Are You Going and How Can You Get There?

You’re never too old to get going and make changes. Despite the turmoil, anxiety, and crisis brought upon us by Covid-19, or perhaps, at least in part, due to it, Barney Davey is going in a different direction with new ways to be of service to the artists who follow

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Indian Summer painting by A.D. Cook at Springfield Museum
A.D. Cook

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.

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Man on Tightrope
Frank Mallinder

Oh No! Not Another Article on Goals

Here is a question for you, “Why do you set goals?” Most of you set goals such as losing weight, increasing sales, going to the gym, getting up earlier, getting better at organizing, etc. And the reason you set the goal?

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ConradWestGallery.com Nov 24, 2019
Gary Conrad

Gary Conrad Testimonial

I had decided that I would open a Virtual Art Gallery. I began searching for the “Right” individual to help me develop this dream. Like most people, my knowledge of the internet was based on being a user rather than a developer. I have learned there is a vast difference

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Charlie Brechtel Band at Buffalo Chip
A.D. Cook

Good Times, Charlie

It is with great sadness that I share Charlie Brechtel’s passing. As the biker bluesman founder and leader of The Charlie Brechtel Band, most knew him as a biker and singer who shared his life through music.

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ADCook.com art creation timeline 2020 > 1988
A.D. Cook

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

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Hold The Line painting by Beti Kristof and A.D. Cook, 2020
A.D. Cook

HOLD THE LINE Collaborative Artwork

A Collaborative Artwork Honoring Doctors, Nurses, and Caregivers — “It’s all about honoring the collective warrior essence of those who go above and beyond for others.” say co-creators A.D. Cook and Beti Kristof. The artists collaborative tribute honors nurses, doctors, and caregivers who have taken up a first-line defense against

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ADCook.com - A Reflection of Dreams and Memories
A.D. Cook

The All-New ADCook.com 2020

Long overdue for an update, I’m happy to share the all-new ADCook.com website, dedicated to artworks created by the artist over the last three decades (or so).

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ECLIPSE painting by A.D. Cook - CENSORED by Facebook
A.D. Cook

Spanked by Facebook (again)

So, this morning Facebook popped up an old memory (as it often does) of a few of the art nude paintings I had shared previously (back in 2014) and invited me to share them again. Nothing new here; we all get those. And since, ironically, today I am celebrating my

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Model Mayhem #531 - A.D. Cook 05/14/20
A.D. Cook

15 Years on Model Mayhem

Oh, how time flies. It seems like only yesterday that I was in my studio when my phone rang with a personal invitation to join the new ModelMayhem.com as a featured artist.

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