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Tentacle Deeps 23

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Tentacle Deeps 23 watercolor by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 23 by Amy Crook, $222

It’s the ghost of tentacles past!

There’s a subtle blue-violet tint to the background on this piece that comes through where the white paint picked up the background color.

Tentacle Deeps 23, 8″x8″ watercolor on paper, $222 framed, with free shipping.

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M is for Mycroft

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

M is for Mycroft drawing by Amy Crook

M is for Mycroft by Amy Crook

The wonderful person who bought my other two Baker Street Tinies Edward Gorey/Sherlock pastiche pieces decided her collection wasn’t complete without Mycroft Holmes and DI Lestrade in the mix. This is the first of two more images she’s commissioned to match the first two, with yet more painstaking crosshatching. Mycroft takes directly after E is for Ernest in the original books, though the bell has become a Blackberry, and his faithful umbrella snuck its way into the picture.

I highly recommend clicking to see the image larger, if only so you can appreciate my absurdly painstaking work. Once Lestrade is done, I’ll have cards and prints available in my Etsy shop.

M is for Mycroft, 8.5″x5.5″ pen and ink on paper, sold.

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Christmas Kiss

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Christmas Kiss by Amy Crook

Christmas Kiss by Amy Crook

Just a silly bit of smooching I drew for a holiday card exchange. They’re definitely enjoying their holiday cheer!

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SnowCthulhu

Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

Snow Cthulhu watercolor by Amy Crook

SnowCthulhu by Amy Crook, $222

It’s a snowman! It’s Cthulhu! It’s… SnowCthulhu!

Tiny, delicate pen work makes up the stick tentacles, arms and wings. This demanded careful, slightly messy watercolors to paint in the sticks and blue snowy shadows on him. His coal-black eyes have little hints of blue and purple in them just like real coal. Basically, he’s just awesome.

He may or may not become a holiday card this year, but he’ll definitely star in next year’s lineup. I was just feeling seasonal! And, you know, Lovecraftian. Because Christmas and unspeakable horrors just go together.

SnowCthulhu, 7″x5″ mixed media on paper, $222 with free shipping.

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Potions Master

Friday, December 2nd, 2011

Potions Master sketch by Amy Crook

Potions Master sketch by Amy Crook

I did a pair of Snape sketches a few years back, and I found this one lurking on my hard drive when I went looking for pieces to round out the week. They were sent off to friends who hopefully still appreciate them, and I’ve always liked this one a bit better of the two (ssh, don’t tell). I’d originally bought this paper hoping to do the trick with black & white Conte pencils, but the paper itself was too pale for the white to work will. Still, it’s come in handy for other pieces like this one — one thing I’ve learned over the years is that art supplies will always be useful someday!

Potions Master, 6.375″x4.25″ pencil on paper, nfs.

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Like Mycroft Loves His Umbrella

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

Like Mycroft Loves His Umbrella, cartoon by Amy Crook

Like Mycroft Loves His Umbrella by Amy Crook

I know it’s a bit early for most people to be thinking about Valentines, but us handcrafters need extra time to get our swag together. I’m thinking of doing a line this year of “I love you like X loves Y” cards — some, like this one, of the dorky fangirl variety, and some of a more geeky bent.

Plus, the image of Mycroft smooching his DI under his favourite umbrella was one I just couldn’t resist.

Like Mycroft Loves His Umbrella, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper. Get cards and prints at Etsy.

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Baker Street Domesticity

Friday, November 11th, 2011

Baker Street Domesticity, cartoon by Amy Crook

Baker Street Domesticity by Amy Crook

Another little commission, this time for someone who really enjoyed my 6-page comic, Resplendent Ennui. She wanted a domestic scene with John poking out his tongue while he ate crisps, and I couldn’t resist adding in some extra details. Sherlock likes his tea light and sweet, so he’s got an Erlenmeyer flask of milk and a tipped-over beaker of sugar to go with his tea. John’s drinking his black out of his RAMC mug — I’m pretty sure Sherlock is “borrowing” Mrs. Hudson’s teacup and pot there.

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