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abstract color rings
A.D. Cook

Imagination

You can dream, conceive, and believe, anything you desire. But, nothing happens until you imagine it. Through your imagination, you can go anywhere, do anything, and conceive wondrously inspired ideas. You can choose to become anyone, or do anything, you desire.

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Melancholics, Las Vegas
A.D. Cook

Melancholics

Their music is described by Marblehead as “Refreshing, syncopated grooves with heartfelt lyrics and intriguing melodies supported by colorful chord progressions.“

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Artist Steve Driscoll with Belushi painting
A.D. Cook

In Memory of Steve Driscoll

As many in the airbrush community may now know, this week, we lost one of the industry’s more noted artists. Airbrush legend Steve Driscoll passed away unexpectedly on June 23rd,

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Monroe Mural mural by A.D. Cook, Portland, OR
A.D. Cook

Start With Page One

Years ago, I was working in my studio, and a friend stopped by to visit. I continued to paint as he expressed that he was somewhat impressed with the undertaking of my larger-than-life celebrity murals, some measuring upwards of three hundred square feet. Back then, I ran the art department and painted dozens of movie-star murals for the fast-growing Hollywood Video stores. My friend shared with me that he always wanted to write a book, but was overwhelmed with the thought of taking on such a massive project. After all, creating a book is a potentially huge undertaking, even more significant than a giant mural.

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Dream To Launch — Dream•Do•Launch
A.D. Cook

What is Holding You Back from Your Big Dream?

Getting your ideas out of your head and into the world can be both fun, and quite honestly, a bit daunting. Today everything moves and changes at lightning speed. Now, more than ever, it’s vital to understand the complexity of your project and all its variables.​

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Dream To Launch by A.D. Cook and Beti Kristof
A.D. Cook

Dream To Launch Book

DREAM TO LAUNCH, Co-authored by A.D. Cook and Beti Kristof, Book design by A.D. Cook © 2018. PROJECT TOOLS: Pencil, InDesign, and Photoshop.

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