IMAGE IN PROGRESS…..
Starts as a photo of a brilliant hoop dancer. Beautiful in motion and regalia but with a distracting background. I will delete the many unwanted elements from between the hoops and dancer. Then with a little inspiration find a complimentary new background.
- Anjalee Andrews (Hopi)
1st Place Youth Division - World Championship Hoop Dance Contest Phoenix 2024
SHOWS AND EXHIBITS
SUNBIRD ARTISTS 30th ANNUAL AFFAIR - February 2024
OCOTILLO ARTISTS MEET & GREET - October 2023
OCOTILLO HOLIDAY ART FAIR - December 2023
OCOTILLO ART & FINE CRAFT SHOW - April 2023
SAN TAN ARTISTS GUILD - HOLIDAY ART & GIFT MARKET December 2022
SAN TAN ARTISTS GUILD - ART In The GROVE March 2022
SAN TAN ARTISTS GUILD - HOLIDAY SHOW and SALE November 2021
WOODBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - AAW MEMBERS JURIED EXHIBIT - Septmeber 2020
COLORS OF HUMANITY ART GALLERY - BLACK and WHITE -July 2020
NORTHWEST CT ARTS COUNCIL - “RESILIENCY” May 2020
GALLERY 25 - EXPOSURES 2020 - March 2020
WOODBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - AAW MEMBERS SHOWCASE December 2019
LIME ROCK PARK - IMSA, SCCA, TRANS-AM, BUSCH NORTH, HISTORIC RACES 1987 - 2019
SUPERIOR PLUS ENERGY - COMPLETE 2019 CALENDAR
STUDIO HOLTQUIST - "JOY" HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE - December 2017
AAW ARTS FESTIVAL - INVITED ARTIST - June 2017
COMMUNITY THEATER OF WOODBURY - FEATURED ARTIST MAY 2016
GUNN MUSEUM - BLACK and WHITE COMPETITION August - Sept 2016
STUDIO HOLTQUIST - LIGHT: 2 MEDIA 2 GUYS - May 2015
WOODBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - FEATURED ARTIST July 2010
WHALES ALIVE CONFERENCE REPORT PHOTOGRAPHER June 1983
A short introduction to Joel Cook
I am a self taught photographer with many inspirations. Influenced by painters Maynard Dixon and Georgia O'Keeffe, photographers Robert Adams, Walker Evans and Joel Meyerowitz and authors Ellen Meloy and Willa Cather.
Amid the rapid growth in the southwest, the romantic beauty that once defined this region seems to be disappearing. My photographic journey is an attempt to rediscover the hidden allure within these changing surroundings. I aim to capture the essence of what once was, the untold stories and fading memories. I discover my images in the vibrant culture of Native American hoop dancers, along old highways of motels and glowing neon, in the rejuvenation of mining towns and the freedom of wild horses.
WORDS OF THANKS AND ENCOURAGEMENT
“It is a gift to capture beauty in a way to share with others” Pastor Tuesday Rupp.
"Your beautiful photographs were right on point for the themes in the show and in keeping with our goal to provide a broader arts experience for our theater audiences" Dan Denver, Community Theater of Woodbury.
Most Supportive Collector - Lori Cook