About Bud
Bud is a painter whose strong command of the human form is at the root of his fine art and illustration work. His keen study of life yields a cleverly abstracted and stylized realism. This has led him to work for companies such as MARVEL Comics, Wizards of the Coast, The US Mint and Scientific American - as well as private commissions for portraiture collected internationally. For more than a decade Bud has been imparting his creative knowledge as a college art instructor, simultaneously exhibiting his fine art and illustration work in solo and group exhibitions in galleries throughout the country.
Contact Bud to inquire about commissions.
Past Exhibitions
Solo show - 12 Year Retrospective
Spirol Art Gallery, Danielson, CT
January - April 2026
DoubleTree, Reading PA
October 2025
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
June 2025
A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art
June 2024
DoubleTree, Reading PA
October 2022
Abend Gallery, Denver CO
Online show - Spring 2020
Helikon Gallery, Denver CO
December 2019
Helikon Gallery, Denver CO
March 8 - April 13, 2019
La Bodega Gallery, San Diego, CA
September 22 - October 1, 2018
Helikon Gallery, Denver CO
May 3 - June 2, 2018
GoggleWorks/DoubleTree, Reading PA
October 18 - 22, 2017
Artwork by Bud Cook & Jeffrey Beauregard
June 9 - August 25, 2017
ArtProv Gallery, Providence RI
February 8 - March 18, 2017
Silpe Gallery, Hartford Art School, Hartford CT
February 18 - March 7, 2017
Bud Cook, David Gray, & Mark Poole
Krab Jab Studio, Seattle WA
September 10 - October 1, 2016
A Tribute to Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell
Gallery Provocateur, Chicago IL
March 19 - May 30, 2016
Artists of 7-Suns Printmaking
Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River MA
February 26 - April 8, 2016
Small Works Show with Gallery Members
November 20 - December 31, 2015 | Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT
Small Works Show with Gallery Members
November 19 - December 28, 2014 | Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT
New works by Bud Cook
October 2 - November 2, 2014 | Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT
P.S. Art Gallery, Putnam, CT - October 2014
Juried group show - 7 Suns Printmaking, Warren RI
August 28 – October, 2014
Prints, drawings and paintings
7 Suns Printmaking, Warren RI
April 12 – June 1, 2014
Collaborative and Individual Works by Jean-Paul Jacquet & Bud Cook - February, 2014
Spirol Art Gallery, Quinebaug Valley Community College, Danielson CT
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - January 2014
P.S. Art Gallery, Putnam, CT - November 2013
Pegasus Gallery, Middlesex Community College, Middletown, CT – April 2013
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - January 2013
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - June 2012
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - January 2012
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - July 2011
Silver Circle Gallery, Putnam, CT - January 2011
Videos
One True Sentence - Solo show
This is a brief walk-thru video of my recent Solo Show at the Spirol Art Gallery, created by my talented filmmaker friend Dave Seeley.
Muddy Colors Rising Star Article
My friend Dan Dos Santos invited me to write an article for his amazing website, Muddy Colors. The article discusses the process of creating my Geisha paintings.