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Skull Paper

Thursday, March 28th, 2013

Skull Paper by Amy Crook, $199

Another foray into Victorian-style wallpapers with a limited palette, this piece combines loose brushwork with muted, complementary colors. The top copper shade is slightly iridescent, which adds a certain decaying glory to the erratic pattern. It makes me think of a design mouldering away in some abandoned Gothic manor house, the grinning skulls only adding to the haunted gloom of the place.

Skull Paper, 4″x6″ watercolor on paper, $199 with free shipping.

Skull Paper, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the light reflecting off some of the warm copper paint, which is at its darkest and most iridescent in the halos around each skull. Below, you can see the piece in a frame, hanging out on my desk with some other examples of scribbly, imperfect wallpaper.

Skull Paper, framed art by Amy Crook

Title: Skull Paper
4 in. x 6 in. watercolor and iridescent watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
$199 for the original (tax will be added if you live in CA)
Frame is not included, but can be added for $50 (shipping included)
Shipping is free anywhere in the world
Payment plans are available, just email me
The button below will take you to Paypal – if you’d like to pay another way, just let me know and we’ll work it out

Tags: copper, for sale, iridescent, skull, turquoise, victorian wallpaper, watercolor
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Fish Skeleton

Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Fish Skeleton watercolor by Amy Crook

This is another of those pieces that started with an experiment with water and paint, and the result made me think of a stream in a rainstorm with drops hitting the surface and a soft play of light down in the water below. I wanted to do something more interesting that just a random fish, though, so of course I went for a fish skeleton. I took a few liberties with fish anatomy, so this isn’t really a specific fish so much as the Death of Fish, as it were.

It’s a definite contrast to the whimsy of my previous Fish Skellington, swimming along all silent and deadly, or at least dead.

Fish Skeleton, 6″x4″ watercolor on paper, $199 with free shipping.

Fish Skeleton, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the fine details of rib and fin and skull wending their way through the random-seeming raindrops. Below, the skeleton has swum into a frame so you can enjoy the wee size of it, perfect for a desk at work or an unused bit of wall at home.

Fish Skeleton, framed art by Amy Crook

Title: Fish Skeleton
6 in. x 4 in. watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
$199 for the original (tax will be added if you live in CA)
Frame is not included, but can be added for $50 (shipping included)
Shipping is free anywhere in the world
Payment plans are available, just email me
The button below will take you to Paypal – if you’d like to pay another way, just let me know and we’ll work it out

Tags: blue, for sale, skeleton, watercolor
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7 Skulls

Monday, March 18th, 2013

7 Skulls by Amy Crook, $299

Whimsical cartoon skulls are rolling around on a background full of spirals, with a lovely blue-black painted border that emphasizes the natural torn edges of the paper. Each cartoonish skull has its own character, just like the real ones we all have hiding under our skin.

7 Skulls, 9″x7″ watercolor on paper, $299 with free shipping.

7 Skulls, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a detail of the skulls and the thick, textured paper they’re painted on. Below, I’ve put them temporarily in an 8×10 frame, so you can get a feel for the actual size of the painting.

7 Skulls, framed art by Amy Crook

Title: 7 Skulls
9 in. x 7 in. watercolor on watercolor paper
$299 for the original (tax will be added if you live in CA)
Frame is not included, but can be added for $50 (shipping included)
Shipping is free anywhere in the world
Payment plans are available, just email me
The button below will take you to Paypal – if you’d like to pay another way, just let me know and we’ll work it out

Tags: blue, for sale, skull, spirals, watercolor
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Purple Pattern Bookmark

Friday, March 1st, 2013

Purple Pattern
Bookmark
by Amy Crook

This wee bookmark is the same size as yesterday’s, but with a very different subject. This time I started with Sharpie to doodle in skulls and curlicues, and then I took a purple ink pen and drew in the long lines. This one’s drawn on the shiny side of a scrap of comic backing board, so I took my finger and smeared the purple ink, giving a lovely mottled texture while the actual drawn lines still remained visible.

Purple Pattern Bookmark, 1″x4″ pen & ink and Sharpie marker on cardstock, nfs (sold).

Purple Pattern Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the bookmark up close, including a little bit of sunshine off the shiny Sharpie and scored-in purple pen lines near the top. Below, you can see it hanging bravely with the big green book, evoking the ’80s.

Purple Pattern Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, it clashes)

Tags: bookmark, comic backing board, nfs, pen and ink, sharpie marker, skull, sold
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Only in a Potion

Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

Only in a Potion, parody Harry Potter art by Amy Crook, $59

Snape is deeply unimpressed by your devotion. “The only way I’d want your heart is for apotion,” he declares on this whimsically morbid little unValentine card. If you’ve got someone you’d like to stop loving you quite so much, or just know someone who loves Snape and would get a giggle out of the sentiment, this is the card for you!

You can even get the original art to have Snape glaring down at you in all his cranky glory.

Only in a Potion, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, original $59 with free shipping.

Only in a Potion, Harry Potter parody Valentine by Amy Crook

Tags: copic markers, etsy, for sale, Harry Potter, pen and ink, snape, unvalentine
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Skully sketch

Sunday, December 16th, 2012

Skully sketch by Amy Crook

This is about how I’ve been feeling all week, I think. Here’s hoping your holidays are as stress-free as physically possible, at least!

Tags: coloring book, pen and ink, sketch
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Skeleton Bookmark

Friday, November 30th, 2012

Skeleton Bookmark
by Amy Crook, $13.13

Thank goodness it’s Friday! Normally this sketchy little dude would go on Sunday, but this time I had two bookmarks sell before writing the posts, so I thought I’d save those for the weekend. That’s right, this is the last of the bookmarks for the week you can actually buy! Or you can click here to see all the available bookmarks in one easy spot.

Skeleton Bookmark, 1″x4.5″ pencil on paper, $13.13 with free shipping.

Skeleton Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Above you can see his grinning face up close and personal. Below, he’s hanging out on a book to show you just how slender a skeleton can be, when he’s a bookmark, anyway.