signed lower right
EXHIBITED:
Kilmorack Gallery, Beauly
In this painting Cook looks out from the fields above Seagreens towards an approaching winter squall. Cook captures the moment dark clouds blot out the sun while its hidden light ignites the storm; casting a fiery glow across the sky. His brushwork is direct and energetic, conveying the movement, atmosphere, and elemental power of the landscape with remarkable urgency.
About David Cook
Cook was born in 1957 in Dunfermline and attended Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee from 1979-84. He was recognised early as an exceptional talent, winning the first prize at the annual student show at the Royal Scottish Academy in 1983. He then won a travel award which took him to Paris, Amsterdam, Belgium and Cyprus. He won the Guthrie Award at the RSA in 1985 and was given Scottish Arts Council Awards in 1985, 1988 and 1989. He has exhibited irregularly but notably at The Traverse Theatre in 1982 and with the 369 Gallery throughout the following decade.
