A.D. Cook - Hollywood Video Murals

Movies are a real passion for A.D. - he painted hundreds of murals during his five years (1989-1994) as Hollywood Video's resident artist, designer and creative director.

The murals started out as traditional wall murals only in the sense that they were painted on walls. Later they became mural size canvas paintings, which were created in Hollywood Video studio in Portland, Oregon, and then displayed in the video stores throughout the Northwest. Later, they were painted, then photographed, and the reproductions installed as wall murals, instead of the actual paintings. That was the beginning of the end for hand-painted murals in the Hollywood Video stores. Still, a good run, with lots of hand-painted murals still existing in some stores. This site reflects a relatively small selection of them.