Happy holidays from A.D. and Kathy. Here’s wishing you the greatest of holiday seasons and all the best for the new year.

Cheers.

PHOTO: Del Monroe
MODEL: Colleena
MOTORCYCLE: The ‘Art Hog‘ softail - originally, a 1996 Harley-Davidson Heritage Classic, modified and painted by A.D. Cook.
AIRBRUSHES: Iwata RG-2 and HP-C
PAINTS: House of Kolor

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Saturday, December 9, 2-4pm and 6-8pm — A.D. Cook made scheduled appearances at the Oh My Godard Art Gallery located at The Galleria Mall in Houston, TX. It was a busy day of showcasing new art and sharing the holiday with gallery patrons. Owners Greg and Jennifer prominently displayed the newest collection of A.D.’s paintings while he demonstrated his signiture airbrush techniques to gallery visitors.

above: A.D. demos a painting with the help of an Iwata Kustom Revolution airbrush. Before this painting is finished, it’ll go through various processes of painting and gringing, along with other steps, before being cleared and polished to a glass-smooth finish.

Art publisher David Smith and artist A.D. Cook

A view from just outside the gallery. The Galleria is a beautiful mall - and huge too. The Oh My Godard Gallery, located just over the ice rink, showcases several great artists like Bill Mack, Fabian Perez, Rob Gonsalves, Kat, and of course Michael Godard. Click here to visit the Oh My Godard Gallery of Houston online.

Photo by Dennis Mathewson - Cosmic Airbrush

Day Two of the ASET Air Affair - the airbrush workshop event of the year continues…

((If you missed the previous post about the Air Affair - go back and get yourself all caught up: by clicking here. )) Then come on back.

Now we’re really rolling along. Day two and everyone’s at it bright and early.

Day Two is going to be very intensive and Ray Odette (left) is getting the student’s paint ready - because nothing happens without paint.

Now, the instructors are lining up like planes at Chicago’s O’Hara Airport. How’s this for Big Names in the Airbrush world…

8:00am Dennis Mathewson: Color Theory and Automotive paint concepts

9:30am Steve Driscoll: Ultimate Portraiture

11:00am Fonzy: Monochromatic Portraits

12:00pm Lunch sponsored by ASET - Primer Class instructed and sponsored by Planet Color

Photo by Dennis Mathewson - Cosmic Airbrush

1:30pm Bones: Hot Rod Flames and Killer Skulls

3:30pm Gerald Mendez: Fantasy Art: The art of the Dragon Etc…

5:00pm End of Day!

Visit the previous post about the ASET Air Affair

Oh, but we’re not done yet. There’s still Day Three and lots of awesome art to share, so keep your eyes glued to your browser and keep your Airbrush Tour feed fresh.

Visit ASET online.

(above: A.D. Cook in demonstration mode)

A.D. Cook made a scheduled appearance at the Desert Sun Art Gallery located within the Scottsdale Fashion Square, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2, 2006, showcasing new art and hobb-knobbing with gallery patrons. Owners Don and Melissa Dufek prominently displayed a beautiful collection of A.D.’s newest paintings while he demonstrated his craft to gallery patrons.

David Smith and A.D. Cook with Don and Melissa Dufek, owners of Desert Sun Art Gallery. Visit their website right here.

You might remember that last month, A.D. also got to show off his new art in Las Vegas at the Oh My Godard Art Gallery. You can revisit that post by clicking here.

Follow us to A.D.’s next scheduled appearances at the Oh My Godard Art Gallery in Houston, TX - Saturday 12/16/06, 2-4pm and 6-8pm

Just a quick update on Ed Hubbs Hell Camino for all you hot rod enthusiasts. Ed has graciously offered a free Download of his SEMA poster. You can download this beauty, print it out on your color printer and adorn your garage (or living room) wall thusly.

Click here to get the poster download. (1.1M Right Click, then choose “Save Target As” to save it to your computer)

Don’t forget to visit Ed’s website: Full Blown Kustoms - tell him Airbrush Tour sent you. (Or visit our previous post for more pics: http://www.airbrushtour.com/hellcamino-oh-yeah/2006/12/01/)

I’ve always had a soft-spot for El Caminos. It might be because one of my first cars was a ‘59. It was sweet - a regular chick magnet, but not as sweet as this inspired, radically custom painted beauty. I found it at SEMA, 2006 - check it out…

Every surface imaginable Ed Hubbs at Full Blown Kustoms has painted. Where does he find the time?

Drive lines, interior - and what’s that on the glove box? That’ll keep the passenger interested.

Here’s an up-close shot:

If you really must put out a fire…

Owners Craig and Michelle Hash must be pleased. And they should, it’s a keeper.

Take a look at Ed’s other custom airbrushed projects at his website: Full Blown Kustoms.