Roger Cooke, Painter, Sculptor, Illustrator, Muralist, Portraits

Roger in Prescott AZ over Memorial Day Weekend 2009. He was juried into the prestigious Phippen Museum Western Art Show and Sale.  This highly anticipated event continues to be Arizona's premier outdoor western art show.
Columbia River Woman (below) won 2nd place in oil paintings.

Columbia River Woman original oil 24"x30"
(Available for $6,500)

At age 68, Roger's been "arting" professionally for 40 years, Edna turned 60, and we're celebrating 40 years of marriage. "Love at first sight is easy to understand.  It's when two people have been looking at each other for years that it becomes a miracle!" (Unknown)

Celebrating at the Sandy Salmon Bed & Breakfast Lodge in Brightwood OR - a
fabulous 6,000sq ft Log Lodge with 4 fabulous bedrooms, unique decor, juniper fireplace mantles, and the most gracious hosts, Jerry & Maggie Emmert.  503-622-6699.

Every month Roger goes to the Doctor's office for a "bone-strengthening" IV medication that takes about 45 minutes. What we've read about Multiple Myeloma indicates promising treatment results. As Roger says, "God has the last word and I trust Him with my life."

Biography of Roger Cooke, Artist

Since 1971, Roger Cooke's studio on the Sandy River has produced the fine paintings, bronzes, illustrations, murals and portraits for which Cooke is noted.

In 1968, Roger Cooke began his career in illustration, like many other fine artists, working in Los Angeles, Indianapolis, Portland, and through a New York illustration agent. Some of his illustration clients include Saturday Evening Post, Georgia Pacific Corporation, Mayflower Movers, Caterpillar Corporation, NASA, Pleasant Company (producers of the American Girl dolls), Milton Bradley, The Oregon Trail Coordinating Council, The Oregon Historical Society and The Washington Historical Society.

Roger Cooke has illustrated for Religious Publishers such as Standard Publishing, Gospel Light, David C. Cooke, Bethany House, Focus on the Family, Augsburg, and Concordia Publishing.

Roger Cooke began painting in oils on masonite full time in 1974 after being introduced to Husberg Fine Arts gallery in Sedona, Arizona, who sold almost all Cooke's original Western oil paintings for several years.

National magazines such as Art West, Southwest Art, Wild West, The Illustrator, and Bugle Magazine have featured his work. The public has appreciated the availability of his prints through such publishers as the Greenwich Workshop, the Leanin' Tree Publishers, Sunrise Publishers, Antioch Publishers, and The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Cooke's murals can be found in towns from Oregon to Florida, and many places in between. Murals are an opportunity to bring history to life on a grand scale, and gives many people a way to get acquainted with the history of their town in a way that is very compelling. It is a chance for Cooke to add something significant to an area, as well as a wonderful opportunity to meet a whole new set of friends.

Roger and his wife, Edna, who is also the business manager of Roger Cooke Fine Arts, have raised their four children in the beautiful park like mountain setting on the Sandy River, and the view of the river from the living room is one that never grows old.

His education includes an initial interest to pursue a formal art career by enrolling in Art Instruction School's Correspondence Course. This led him to enroll at Portland State for two years and then on to Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles for four years where he majored in illustration, graduating in 1970.

Cooke's paintings, prints, and sculptures are displayed in homes, businesses, and museums across the country. Thorough research is part of every creative effort. Each work is executed with skill and care. Authenticity gives Cooke's work authority. His artistic talent and love for his subject gives it life.