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A PORTRAIT OF ROBERT W. COOK

ournal

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RobertW.Cookdoesntneeda

photoalbumtorememberhis

favoritespots.Hepaintsthemin

watercolor.Fromtheold

buildingsofCuervo,NewMexico,

tocafesinFrance,ifascene

captures

his

eye,

it

goes

on

canvas.

OneuniquefactorofBobsworkis

thegreatamountofdetailthatis

tediouslyplacedinhispaintings.

WhileittakesCookanaverageof

4daystocompleteapainting,a

setting,likethestreetsofNew

Orleans,

will

take

much

longer.

Fall Reflections

, wet on wet, waterco

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ArtistCookgrewupinKansasCity,

Missouri,andlikemanykidsofthe

50s,tookajobdeliveringnewspapers.

HisrouteincludeddowntownKansasCity

wheremerchantsawaitedthelatestnews.One

storefront,inparticular,alwayscaughthiseye.A

retouchingartstudio,whereairbrusheswere

usedtobringlifetoprints,seemedtomesmerize

Bob.Beforelong,hewasworkingforthisshopas

agopher,justtogetclosetotheindustry.The

companyevolvedintoanarchitecturalrendering

businesswherestructureswerecreatedinreal

lifeartwork.Thisworkwassignificanttoan

architectspresentationlongbeforeaprojectwas

started.

ThesehumblebeginningsledCooktoDallas,

Texas,wherehespentthenext30yearsasan

architecturalillustrator.Hisprofessionalcareer

ledhimtoproduceover13,000paintings,shown

inprestigiousareassuchastheChicagoArt

Institute,theUSArchitecturalPerspectivistsSociety

andtheJapanArchitecturalRenderersAssociation.

Today,Cookisretiredandafulltimefinewatercolorartist.AwardsandhonorshavebeencollectedfromtheNationalWatercolor

Society,theSocietyofWatercolorArtists,the

SouthwesternWatercolorSociety,andtheFlorida

andLouisianaWatercolorSocieties. Hehasbeen

acceptedinmanymajorshows,includingRio

Brazo.Continued

Fall Royal Street Jazzwatercolor, 20 x 20 inches

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ElMetropoleisanexampleofhowCookmaybecasuallyhavingdinnerwithfriends,thenturnsasheleavestherestauranttoseeaspectacularscenethatmustbecaptured.Lightsthatdrenchthefrontoftheestablishmentcreateahauntingshadowamongthedarkenedbuildings,andleaving

afeelingofmelancholy.

El Metropole watercolor, 18 x 30 inches, Mirande, France

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Live

watercolor, 20 x 28 inches

Second painting in New Orleans series

Long Time Passingwatercolor, 17 x 20 inches

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LandscapeisanotherpassionofCooksashetakesineverydetailofthereflectionfromthesunasitpoursoverthesimplesceneofOakPointthattheviewerisabletosharetosameastonishingbeautyasthepainter,whichiswhateveryartiststrivestoachieve.Theleavesalmosta

lookasiftheyareswayingandprovidethatsamedizzyingeffectthatissoenjoyedfromthecolor

burstsofautumn.

Oak Point

watercolor, 20 x 30 inches

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In

a

video

found

at

www.youtube.com/watch?v=

OJUBHajib0,

Bob

explains

fromhisstudiohowtheapplicationoffrisketisusedinhiswatercolorpainting.

Heusesrubbercementandthinnerasasolventforperfectingcertainelements

andedgingofhispaintings.Friskingisalsousedinairbrushing.

RobertW.Cooksgallery,YourPrivateCollectionislocatedontheSquare,in

Granbury,Texas,wherehispaintingscanbeseenupfrontandcloseorseemore

at:http://1robertcook.artistwebsites.com.

razos Moon watercolor, 24 x 17 inches

On the Cover

Brown Gulfwatercolor, 19 x 29 inches

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2016

Robert

W.

Cook

USA

Texas

Goat Man watercolor, 22 x 30 inches