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Tentacle Spiral 1
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Tentacle Spiral 1 by Amy Crook, $222
I was mucking about with washes, and I thought I’d do something a little different with this pale, almost flesh-toned wash I did on one of my last blank handmade postcards from India. The lunar black paint made exquisite textures as it granulated and pooled in the surface of the card, giving the tentacles a half-real feeling.
I like this effect with the tentacles spiralling in from all sides, so I’ve optimistically called this #1 in the hopes that I manage a series out of it.
Tentacle Spiral 1, 6″x4″ watercolor on handmade postcard, $222 framed, with free shipping.
I took a close-up of one of the spirals so you can really see the texture – as always you can click the pictures to see them larger as well.
Tentacle Spiral 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Tags: for sale, spirals, tentacle spiral, tentacles, watercolor
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Cthulhu with a Kitten doodle
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Cthulhu with a Kitten sketch by Amy Crook
Another little Coloring Book doodle! Cthulhu is quite dubious that he’s not supposed to eat the kitten, but I’m sure he’ll come around.
Happy New Year!
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, kitten, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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Tentacle Deeps 23
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
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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Tags: for sale, ghost, purple, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
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Old-Fashioned Ornaments, set 2
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Old-Fashioned Ornaments, set 2, by Amy Crook
Pardon the terrible photography, I’ll try to take a better one when the sun’s back up. I finally managed to assemble my second set of old-fashioned paper ornaments, this one with slightly different art. I kept the star but hung it at a different angle, and then made Cthulhu himself and an Elder Sign (Lovecraft style) to go with it.
These ornaments are a huge pain to make, but it’s almost fun in that way where it appeals to my meticulous nature, so I might make a few extra sets next year. We’ll see!
Tags: christmas, crosshatching, cthulhu, lovecraft, pen and ink
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Tentacle Deeps 22
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Tentacle Deeps 22 by Amy Crook, $222
Some cheerful Christmas red tentacles for the Tuesday before! Well, all right, the shade’s a bit more bloody than Santa usually likes, but I’m not going to be the one to tell Cthulhu that.
I went with a very simple, stylized pattern on the tentacles this time, which makes them look a bit like monster fingers, creepy scratch marks, or perhaps long, wavy hair. The surface of the tentacles is subtly textured from the granulating Lunar Black watercolor, too, and it’s even more obvious in person.
Tentacle Deeps 22, 4″x8″ watercolor on paper, $222 framed, with free shipping.
Tags: for sale, red, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
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Tentacle Monster Sketch
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Tentacle Monster sketch by Amy Crook
I saved this guy for Tuesday for obvious reasons. I’m not sure if he’s Lovecraftian or just really creepy, but he was fun to draw, like a Van Gogh sunflower gone very, very wrong.
Tags: coloring book, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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SnowCthulhu
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
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.
Tags: cthulhu, for sale, lovecraft, pen and ink, snowman, watercolor, weeble
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