Wayne Cook Photography

Fine art photography and video art are created primarily as an expression of the artist's vision. Photography and videography are used, along with mix I started taking photographs in 1961 with my fathers Kodak Brownie. In 1964 I was given a Leica M3....

Fine art photography and video art are created primarily as an expression of the artist's vision. Photography and videography are used, along with mix I started taking photographs in 1961 with my fathers Kodak Brownie. In 1964 I was given a Leica M3. I experimented with instant cameras and by 1978 had a Canon 35 mm SLR, used until 1988. I now use a Nikon exclusively. I have been an oil painter since 1970 and studied Canadian art history under Roger Mesley at Malvern. In 1970, I had the honour to meet A.Y. Jackson, Group of Seven artist, at the McMichael Collection. My father taught me copper etching. I have also experimented with some sculpture in wood, metal and stone. My focus has been Muskoka and my aboriginal roots, I am of Metis heritage, along with Scottish, English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish. My paternal roots have been traced back to Spain in 1492, where my family were Merchant Bankers, merchants and land owners. My p