“Freedom of Color”

Paintings by A.F. Cook

ABOUT THE WORK

This show is a kind of survey of work completed in the past couple of years,
with some older pieces mixed in. In addition to Martha’s Vineyard
landscapes, a long time theme I come back to periodically, in the past year I
began to expand into more abstracted color in several views of New York
City from a train window. It’s been a fun tangent, allowing me to develop
new visual language for buildings and trees. I am also currently working on
a series of urban landscapes of the Boston area, where I have lived on and
off my entire life.

In recent years I turned to portraits, initially indulging in nostalgic images
drawn from family snapshots, then moving into general portraits of people
whose style intrigued me. I am open to taking on portrait commissions.
Lastly, I have once more returned to places and subjects literally “close to
home,” in my portraits of floral bouquets and interiors.

Particularly against the backdrop of troubling developments in our world, I
seek to honor joy, playfulness, and the transcendence of less happy
realities through color. My “freedom” here is meant to offer a world of
shared respite with others.

A.F. Cook

Summer 2025

Check out this show anytime throughout the month in-person at the library during normal library hours.  Free and open to the public.

Please enjoy our Virtual Gallery, digital art shows we held during the Covid19 shutdown: wtlibraryvirtualgallery.org.