Harvest Bookmark

Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Harvest Bookmark by Amy Crook

Harvest Bookmark by Amy Crook

Today’s bookmark started life as a color study for last Friday’s art, Harvest, which in the long run I decided not to color at all. I finished this off with a bit of extra inking anyway, and added it to the pile of bookmarks. I like the warm glow of the big moon and the subtle browns on the figure and background, especially with the bit of added texture on the ground.

Harvest Bookmark, 2″x3″ pen & ink and watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).

Harvest Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Harvest Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a close-up of the texture in the paper, and the crosshatching on the burlap hood. One of the reasons I decided not to color the original piece was to keep the ambiguity as to whether it was a scarecrow or a person being lit by the big harvest moon. Below, the squat little bookmark is resting on the book, looking small and mysterious.

Harvest Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook

Harvest Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, do not harvest the book)

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