Luster Exhibit Archives

My Epic TripARTtite

Portland • Las Cruces • Bowling Green — I am incredibly excited to share that this weekend, for the very first time ever in my artistic journey, my art is featured at three distinct and captivating exhibits, each taking place at different and unique venues across the United States. This incredible opportunity not only showcases my work in a way that I have long dreamed of but also allows me to connect with diverse audiences and fellow art enthusiasts in a deeply meaningful way.

May 29, 2025

Inspired By Legacy • Driving The Future

I am truly honored to share that my Corvette artwork, “MOMENTUM,” which I meticulously created for inclusion in the prestigious National Corvette Museum as part of the LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings exhibit, is now featured prominently in their esteemed 2024 Annual Report. This recognition marks a significant milestone in my artistic journey and I couldn’t be more thrilled.

May 27, 2025

LUSTER Exhibit at The Las Cruces Museum of Art

The LUSTER: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Paintings exhibit opened its doors in Las Cruces, New Mexico, at the Museum of Art yesterday. This highly anticipated showcase will run impressively through August 16th, 2025, allowing art enthusiasts and the general public ample time to experience the intricate and striking depictions of vehicles within the realms of both realism and hyperrealism.

May 24, 2025

LUSTER Update ~ Las Cruces

This national touring exhibition showcases more than 55 paintings by nearly 15 of today’s leading realist and hyperrealist artists, renowned for their striking portrayals of vintage classics, up to contemporary automobiles and motorcycles. Artists Reception with featured artists: June 6, from 5 – 7 p.m.

May 6, 2025

LUSTER Update 2025 ~ Lake Charles and Beyond

LUSTER arrived in culturally rich Lake Charles, Louisiana. LUSTER is an exhibit dedicated to the raw beauty of cars and motorcycles, captured in extraordinary detail. This art collection focuses on the things we admire, showcasing the lines, textures, and craftsmanship that make these machines timeless. Each piece invites you to appreciate the engineering and design in a way that’s as real as it gets.

February 1, 2025

LUSTER Exhibit at Corvette Museum, March 15, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

2025 LUSTER Update

With 2024 at a close, the LUSTER Art Exhibition showcasing realism and hyperrealism in contemporary automobile and motorcycle paintings featuring fifteen artists and sixty artworks, which opened on March 15th, 2024, has ended at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, this past Sunday, January 5th. As the Corvette Museum packs up the exhibit and its accompanying artworks, I am excited to share that the LUSTER Exhibit will travel to two well-known museums this year.

January 6, 2025

AMERICA and MOMENTUM at the National Corvette Museum LUSTER Exhibit, 2024

National Corvette Museum Lustrous Final Month Countdown

It’s almost hard to believe that the LUSTER Exhibit at the National Corvette Museum is coming to a close, with only a month left to catch it live.

December 4, 2024

LUSTER Art Exhibit at National Corvette Museum

Adrenaline Meets Tradition On Canvas

LUSTER Art Exhibit Open Now LUSTER will be in residence at the National Corvette Museum through the end of 2024. See art juxtaposed against Corvettes, motorcycles, and other automotive icons that inspired the work. Plan your visit now. Visit CorvetteMuseum.org/Luster

October 11, 2024

America's Sports Car Magazine - July / Aug / Sept 2024

America’s Sports Car ~ July, August, September 2024

Beauty in the Abstract: A.D Cook and Hyper-Realism Art — magazine interview by Robert Maxhimer, Director of Cultural Affairs & Education at the National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky.

July 7, 2024

Momentum paintings by A.D. Cook on display at National Corvette Museum

Beauty in the Abstract: A.D. Cook and Hyper-Realism Art

Long before artificial intelligence consumed all conversations related to the blurred line of assisted creativity, artists had often found themselves at the center of the question, “How is art defined?” Art, whether a sculpture, painting, photograph, theatrical production, or film, is inherently subjective and interpreted only through the eyes of the individual viewing it at that given moment. The viewer consumes and digests the art, not as a computer program might with cold ones and zeros, but through the filter of their memories, experiences, and opinions formed over many years or seconds before their eyes reach the canvas.

June 7, 2024

America First Art Series

Over the past few years, I’ve inadvertently created a collection of artworks that has fondly become my America First Series. It’s a small series of epic paintings of America’s Sports Car and American iron – aka Haley-Davidson and Indian motorcycle. Several of my America First creations include an American flag as part of the prevailing theme.

April 19, 2024

Realism Art vs Photorealism vs Hyperrealism

One of the big questions that often arises from collectors and museum docents is, “What is the difference between realism and hyperrealism art vs. photorealism art?” I love that question because it involves distinct differences, often blurred and blended.

April 1, 2024

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