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ADCook.com - Since 1996
A.D. Cook

ADCook.com Turns 18

Pop the champagne and blow out the candles. This week, ADCook.com turned 18. Launched on October 23, 1996, my art site has undergone many design iterations and grown over the years, but its primary purpose has always been art and design.

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74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 2014
A.D. Cook

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

The 74th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was a great time to connect with the motorcycle community in a fun and festive way. Each year, bikers descend on the small town of Sturgis, South Dakota, for the annual motorcycle gathering. They’ve been doing it for a long time—seventy-four years and counting.

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The LINQ High Roller, Las Vegas, NV
A.D. Cook

The LINQ High Roller Las Vegas

Well, I finally got a chance to check it out, and I gotta say… The LINQ High Roller is pretty cool. In truth, it’s actually quite a bit more than just “cool.” At 550 feet tall, the all-new LINQ on the Las Strip is EPIC! The world’s tallest observation wheel

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Robert Henri quote
A.D. Cook

The Nakedness of Woman

It’s a beautiful vision — the female figure. For as long as man has created he has immortalized the female figure into his art. Countless powerful and beautiful artworks have been created, along with stories told. More songs than anyone can count been written and poems are scattered across eternity.

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Bobby Wheat Photographer, Las Vegas, NV - Emergence
A.D. Cook

Bobby Wheat

After more than three successful years at Tivoli Villiage, the Bobby Wheat Gallery is proud to announce that they will be relocating to Downtown Summerlin this coming Fall.

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Chrylster 200 in Las Vegas
A.D. Cook

Chrysler 200

Friday, June 20th, 2014, from 6 pm to 9 pm — Chapman Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram hosted the unveiling of the newly redesigned Chrysler 200 to a great crowd of Las Vegas locals.

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Pencil
A.D. Cook

Pencil

A pencil. That’s all you need.
It can be any pencil – drawing pencils, colored pencils, or the old yellow #2. So grab what you got and draw.

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Implied Nude by A.D. Cook - Harley Diaz, model, Las Vegas
A.D. Cook

The Implied Nude

Sometimes, less is more. In my ongoing research, there appears to be a wide variation of the definition of “Implied Nude.” It’s mostly agreed that it means the model is nude, but no “private” parts are visible in the photographic image or artwork.

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Steve Connolly, Spirit of the King
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Steve Connolly

The diverse and dynamic Steve Connolly always impresses with his “Spirit of the King” performances and “Portrait of a King” artworks.

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Stratosphere Scale Model, ITT, Las Vegas, NV
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Stratosphere Model

Undoubtedly, The Stratosphere Casino, Hotel & Tower in Las Vegas is an impressive architectural accomplishment. Located on Las Vegas Blvd. just north of the Las Vegas Strip, the property’s signature attraction is the 1,149 ft. Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding observation tower in the United States.

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Victoria Anisova with Apple - BW
A.D. Cook

Models and Muses

Beauty inspires me. I’m pretty sure I’ve posted on that a time or two. And I know I’ve declared as well that if I ever found anything more beautiful than beautiful women, that I would paint that.

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