I felt like I was being led. Pa. There he was approached by many people who were touched by his experience and thanked him for sharing such personal works. He was also approached by a woman who also experienced the loss of a child and commissioned Cook to paint her granddaughter, Annica, who died as a result of a tragic car accident. Cook said he was given photos and some of Annica s writings to help him create the image. Annica s mother is a book publisher and it was this connection that led to the creation of his book.
People work together and support each other.
Support comes from many different ways. While painting his images of Laura, many of which are done in ethereal colors like lavender, soft yellow and blue, Cook wrote accompanying poetry. At one moment, he found himself working a chapter about Laura and realized it was 10 years to the same day, the same hour, the same moment, when she had passed. In his book, he explains this painting was inspired by Debbie, his wife, who was interested see where Laura might be a few years after she had past. Cook , who now enjoys a successful career as a portrait artist, painting for families and executives alike, was always artistic.