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ARTIST STATEMENT: "I used to live in Hoffman Estates and enjoyed walking through Poplar Creek Forest preserve in the Summer and Winter which has furnished the subject matter for many paintings over the years. Sometimes it sparked my imagination, and although the works were not a portrait of the scenes, what I painted was inspired by what I saw."

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In 1983 Ed Cook made the decision to concentrate his talent on the precise art of miniature painting. Popular since the Renaissance, miniature art must adhere to a 1/6 rule.

Just a year later, in 1984, he won First in Acrylics at the Annual International Show held in Billings, Montana, by the Montana Miniature Art Society.  In 1988, just five years after he started painting miniatures, the American Artist publication listed Edward C. Cook as one of six emerging artists out of 1,100 that submitted artwork for consideration to be featured by the Greenwich Workshop Galleries.

Most of Ed’s acrylic paintings are not much longer than three inches.  Using a special magnifying device he wears over his bifocals, he produces about one painting per month.   Ed has a special love of nature, which can be seen in his renditions of rural landscapes, old buildings, barns, streams, and waterfalls, as well as in intimate views of water lilies, one of his favorite subjects.

His paintings hang in private collections in the United States, Europe, and South America, and his work is represented by four galleries. He has received over seventy-five Best of Show awards, Awards of Excellence, and First Place honors. From the Miniature Art Society of New Jersey, he won the Judge’s Choice in 1988 and the Best of Painting/Oil Acrylic Award in 2009.  In 2007, he was presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for his outstanding achievements, service, and public distinction.

Ed’s paintings also have been recognized for their quality and merit in several international competitions, with two Best of Show awards, several gold medals, including the Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, a second Best of Show, and first place awards. started painting miniatures, the American Artist publication listed Edward C. Cook as one of six emerging ar

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Miniature painting is a fine art as well as a specialty art.  Most of Ed’s acrylic paintings are not much longer than three inches.  Using a special magnifying device he wears over his bifocals, Mr. Cook produces about one painting per month.   Popular since the Renaissance, miniature art must adhere to a 1/6 rule.  Ed has a special love of nature, which can be seen in his renditions of rural landscapes, old buildings, barns, streams, and waterfalls, as well as in intimate views of water lilies, one of his favorite subjects.

His paintings hang in private collections in the United States, Europe, and South America, and his work is represented by four galleries. From regional art venues and shows, Ed has accumulated over seventy-five Best of Show awards, Awards of Excellence, and First Place honors.   He won First in Acrylic in 1989 and Second Best of Show in 1990 from the Miniature Art Society of Florida.  From the Miniature Art Society of New Jersey, he won the Judge’s Choice in 1988 and the Best of Painting/Oil Acrylic Award in 2009.  In 2007, he was presented with a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for his outstanding achievements, service, and public distinction.

Ed’s paintings also have been recognized for their quality and merit in several international competitions, with two Best of Show awards, several gold medals, including the Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, a second Best of Show, and first place awards.