Sunday Historical

A Series of two Folk Art Paintings by the
Late, Virginia, Visionary Folk Artist
Michael Lee Cook
Presented by Sunday Historical

These two animal and flower themed paintings, Skippy and Her Kits and Backyard Rabbits are for sale now on Sunday Historical`s web store sundayhistorical.com or can be purchased locally. Both are acrylic, 16 x 20, framed and signed by the artist.

In November 2016, fourteen of Michael Cook`s Halloween series paintings sold to one buyer who felt a deep connection with the paintings.

MICHAEL LEE COOK 1956-2014
Ruther Glen Virginia
Gallery Association: America Oh Yes at Hilton Head Island, SC and Washington, DC
Work shown at other Venues: The Inn at Glen Echo, Glen Echo, Maryland; Washington Design Center, Art on Six, Washington, DC; Folkfest, Atlanta, Georgia
The Bio below was used on the America Oh Yes Gallery website in the late 1990`s, where he had his first shows and enjoyed success as a Visionary Folk Artist.

“Michael Cook's interest in art began more than twenty five years ago during high school. He has no formal training and previous efforts in art were restricted to pencil sketching. A few years after high school Michael's creative endeavors fell by the wayside and receded into the past, for the most part forgotten. During the intervening years he worked in a environmental/technical engineering field, including a stint as a facility manager for a public utility. In August of 1998 Michael was involved in a motorcycle accident. This became a crux for reflection and change. He walked out of a fourteen year career and started his own business. Finding some success but little satisfaction, he culled the business back and took a job to pay the bills, and began painting. These paintings seem to fill a deep need for primitive spiritual expression. Their source is Michael's remembrances as a child in Arkansas. He finds it very odd, but compelling to be involved in art after so many years. Michael spent much time and effort seeking what had always been right in front of him.”