Jeannine Cook

Jeannine Cook (born in 1944), is a contemporary metalpoint[1] artist who works from her studio in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, after living in the United States.

In 1983, Cook moved with her husband to coastal Georgia, where the couple spent two years building a post-and-beam house bordering on salt water marshes.

Cook's drawing practice has continued both in the United States and Europe, with frequent solo and group exhibitions on both continents.

Living with her parents and widely-travelled grandparents in the same house, Cook was exposed to Australian, European, Asian (particularly Japanese) and African cultural influences.

She married British scientist Albert Rundle Cook and moved to New York, where she divided her time between art and non-fiction writing, publishing work in Connoisseur Magazine and other publications.

Working on paper, board, and occasionally porcelain, the artist lets the silver and copper drawings tarnish naturally.

Like other contemporary metalpoint artists,[14] Cook experiments with the medium, exploring innovative ways to extend its unique properties.

Recent series have included Miro-inspired drawings done in and about the Fundación Pilar i Joan Miró in Palma de Mallorca, Pensando en Miro,[19] a series entitled Terratorium based on the Chablis region in Burgundy, France, and De Natvræ, studies of nature drawn from many different sources.

In 2022, Cook embarked on an ambitious large-scale project entitled Olive Tree Waltzes, an ensemble of drawings in silverpoint and goldpoint that are designed to be shown together.

As Cook has evolved as a metalpoint artist, her choice of subject matter has widened from the early botanical studies which betray the deep influence of her nature-oriented East African life.