About

Gary Cooley

Born and raised in rural southeastern Michigan, and studied art at the Center for Creative Studies in Detroit, Mi.

My work has appeared in most major magazines, on many book covers, and in several childrens’ books. It also appeared in the society of Illustrators “200 Hundred Years of American Illustration”, and in many of their annual exhibitions.  The Illustrations and paintings have been in many juried exhibitions.  Taking a few medals along the way and winning two “Best of Show” at the Scarab Club of Detroit’s annual Michigan artists exhibition. The oil paintings have also appeared in group shows at the Robert Kidd Gallery in Birmingham, Mi.

I’ve been an illustrator first in Detroit and Pittsburgh, then New York City, and now in Atlanta. In 1998 I joined Indigo Studios in Atlanta and began producing my illustration work digitally. I’ve been producing and selling oil paintings for several years now and recently I was turned on to the “painting a day folks” by a painter friend from Detroit, Steven Magsig.  My illustration business won’t yet allow a painting a day, but that is the goal. So the “not quite daily” posts will be the small paintings done in one day.

These small paintings will be available at auction on Ebay.  Just click the link and bid like crazy.  If per chance these don’t sell by the end of the seven day auction, (pretty likely so far), they will be available for $175.  I’m working on a Pay Pal link.  In the meantime just contact me and a purchase can be easily arranged.

The categories in the upper right corner are the larger pieces, portraits, landscapes, etc., of which most are for sale. Prints of some pieces may also be available in the future

As you will see, having grown up in farm country, I sometimes have an uncontrollable urge to paint a chicken or a hay bale.

contact info;

dgcooley@comcast.net

Gary Cooley

1271 Hopkins Terrace

Atlanta, Ga 30324