Moonglow

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Moonglow by Amy Crook

Moonglow by Amy Crook

Sparkly green and purples sit suspended in deep, rich black. For some reason it reminded me of one of my favorite oil paint colors, even though it’s not at all the same shade of purple, but I still named the piece Moonglow after the paint.

The watercolor paint I used in the salt pools separated, with the green pigment all going into the salt and leaving the sparkly violet swirls attached to the paper for a very nifty effect. I carried it through with purple and green glitter gel pen, adding smaller spiral stars and drawing in the eerie, barely-there moon.

I’ve totally embraced my sparkly side, too, and bought more glittery pens in Japantown as well as some pearlescent paints. Expect to see more shiny!

Moonglow, 7″x5″ iridescent watercolor, salt and glitter gel pen on Arches cover black paper.

Moonglow, detail 1, by Amy Crook

Moonglow, detail 1, by Amy Crook

The first detail photo, above, totally exaggerates the separation of the paint, the sunlight making the salt practically glow while the purple spirals catch the light. The second one, below, shows the play of green and purple gel pen in the moon. Spirals!

Moonglow, detail 2, by Amy Crook

Moonglow, detail 2, by Amy Crook

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