Happy New Year 2023!
With 2022 behind us, I am ready for a new year of inspiration and creativity. Looking back, this past year was productive and reflective of my creative growth as an artist, designer, and writer.
December 31, 2022
Tag: 2022
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays — Wishing you and yours all the best for the 2022 holiday season.
December 24, 2022
MetalFusion Flashback!
My MetalFusion™ artworks were a blast to create! Each was an original mixed media blend of my blended photography, metalwork, and art. My MetalFusion™ originals began as a photo I had taken of one of my art models or a motorcycle from a rally experience.
November 18, 2022
26 Years Ago Today
Officially launched on October 23rd, 1996, the ADCook.com website has always been about art & design and the celebration of creativity! Since its beginning, the website has grown to over 140 artworks, 500 posts & articles, 66 pages, and over 2,500 images (yikes!).
October 23, 2022
Pruning The Bonsai
Sometimes, when chatting with my fellow web designers about developing and growing a website, I reference the process to a bonsai tree. Before I get too far into my story, I must confess that I have never owned a bonsai tree, but I’ve built plenty of websites.
October 13, 2022
The Big Five-Oh Oh!
Celebrating five-hundred posts & articles, observations and stories of art, love, Las Vegas, and beyond.
September 30, 2022
Resources For All
We’re not magicians, but what artists and designers create is magic, but there are no secrets to accessing knowledge and growing our creative bag of tricks.
September 18, 2022
Search Me
With the new Advanced Search feature, it’s easier than ever to search the ADCook.com website.
September 7, 2022
Dist By Pinterest
“When it comes to a great idea, you know it when you see it.”
That is Pinterest’s tagline. But, of course, I would not have even known that unless I visited Pinterest as I did this morning when they declared that violation of our Community Guidelines on adult content. Bots, what do they know?
September 6, 2022
Under Pressure Update
PAINTING WITH AIR ~ A Survey of Contemporary Airbrush Realism featuring world-class legends in the world of airbrush fine art.
August 31, 2022
Worldwide Auctioneers at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
Worldwide Auctioneers recently visited the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum and interviewed museum Executive Director & CEO, Brandon Anderson. Enjoy the video.
August 29, 2022
2012 Flashback
Twenty-twelve was a prolific year for me. Over that year, I created a stainless steel metal wall art (Ascension) and painted four canvas life-size and more giant fine art nudes, including; Truth, Ascendant, Jubilee, Premier, and Nirvana, and wrapped it up with a series of abstract artworks. Please read my post from 2012 for the complete list.
August 19, 2022