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Ultramarine

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Ultramarine by Amy Crook, $299

I’ve been wanting something other than plain white for backgrounds on the salt pieces just for contrast, so this time I painted the paper with a very light yellow wash and added in some slightly darker spirals to the mix. This whole piece is really about spirals, from the little watercolor stick spirals that didn’t dissolve even a tiny bit into the salt, to the big ones around the pools. It gets its name from the shade of blue, of course, ultramarine both inside and outside the salt pools.

Ultramarine, 6″x6″ watercolor and salt on paper, $299 framed, with free shipping.

In the same way that my scanner likes to think white paper is really blue, my camera often splashes them with red, so I’d say the real color is somewhere in between the detail below and the scan above. Oh, technology.

Ultramarine, detail, by Amy Crook

Tags: blue, for sale, salt, watercolor, yellow
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Get Well Squid

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Get Well Squid by Amy Crook, $79

A friend of mine is in the hospital right now, so I drew up this little guy and printed him on a card to help cheer her up while she undergoes treatment. I’m not sure how he’s going to get that bottle of pills open without a helping hand, but he sure looks like he could use them, poor guy.

Get Well Squid, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper, $79 for the original with free shipping, or get him on a card of your own at my Etsy shop.

Tags: cartoon, copic markers, for sale, pen and ink, squid, weeble
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Green Blue Violet

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Green Blue Violet, abstract art by Amy Crook, $199

In contrast to the warm, cheerful harmony of Red Orange Yellow, today’s piece has the spiky green and swirly blue fighting over the tiny violet salt pools. Both of the paint colors were quite granulating, giving a rich texture to the large areas, and interesting color variation where the paint separated. The salt pools also had separating paint, the rich violet turning to pink salt and blue-violet spirals.

Green Blue Violet, 8″x8″ watercolor and salt on paper, $199 framed, with free shipping.

Here you can see the midnight blue swirling around one of the last salt pools it’s captured, with the earthy, grass-stain green just barely visible in the background.

Green Blue Violet, detail 1, by Amy Crook

And below you can see a salt pool that’s surrendered to the blue paint, which creeps in between the crystals to dye them in camouflage.

Green Blue Violet, detail 2, by Amy Crook

You’re welcome to email me if you’d like some help figuring out how to bring this piece into your home, or just want to chat away from the comments.

Tags: blue, for sale, green, salt, violet, watercolor
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Red Orange Yellow

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

Red Orange Yellow by Amy Crook, $199

Another experiment with salt and watercolor, this time the salt picked up just a touch of the colour, turning the salt crystals a sort of transparent pale red that manages not to be very pink at all. I stuck to the warm, sunny end of the spectrum, with swooping zen circles of gold, complementary swishes of orange and just little hints of red creeping back in and blending into the orange at the edges.

I’ll frame it in an 8″x10″ frame with a mat, but right now I’m busy with a big website launch for a client (I can’t wait to show you the header painting!), so anything that needs matting is on the back burner — unless it sells, of course!

Red Orange Yellow, 4″x8″ watercolor and salt on paper, $199 framed, with free shipping.

Cold winter sunlight casts the paper in blue, but the warmth of the paint can’t be dampened in this detail photo.You can really see how the salt is tinged with red from this angle, too.

Red Orange Yellow, detail, by Amy Crook

If you think you’d like to brighten up your home or office with this piece but you’ve got questions, or if you’d just like to chat but don’t want to comment, feel free to drop me a line!

Tags: for sale, orange, red, salt, watercolor, yellow
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Cthulhu Dreams of Love

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Cthulhu Dreams of Love by Amy Crook, $69

Cthulhu gets a Valentine! Of course his love-dreams could be for a birthday, anniversary or just because, but it’s that season and I drew him with that in mind.

That said, my favorite part is the button-eyed Hound of Tindalos plush toy. He’s holding its paw! Aww, Cthulhu, we never knew you were such a softie.

Cthulhu Dreams of Love, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper, $69 with free shipping. Or visit my Etsy Shop to pick him up on a card!

Tags: copic markers, cthulhu, etsy, for sale, lovecraft, pen and ink, weeble
Posted in Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Shop - Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of | No Comments »

Drifting Down

Monday, January 9th, 2012

Drifting Down by Amy Crook, $277

Another salt experiment, this time using pen and ink in a different way. The spirals inside the salt pools are actually watercolor, which the water didn’t really pick up at all this time, and then the grass and vines are both pen-and-ink that’s been brushed with water to give it a different texture.

I really like the peaceful, floating quality of this piece. The little salt pools seem weightless as they rest like the barest fluff on the upright grass. Actually it reminds me a bit of Horton Hears a Who — I wonder if there’s any Whos hiding there?

Drifting Down, 5″x7″ mixed media on paper, $277 framed, with free shipping.

Drifting Down, detail, by Amy Crook

The meagre winter sunlight this time of year doesn’t catch the sparkle on the salt very well, but you can really see the texture of the paper and the watercolor-like quality of the curling ink vines. Below you can see it in a frame (with my iPhone for scale – not included, heh). It would fit nicely on a desk at work, for anytime you needed a moment of peace and weightlessness, growth from above and below and the effortless connection between them.

Drifting Down, framed art by Amy Crook, $277

If you think you’d like to bring this piece into your life, or are just too shy to comment, feel free to email me! I’m always happy to help find the right home for my art, or just chat.

Tags: brush and ink, for sale, pen and ink, salt, vines, watercolor
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Moon Dark

Friday, January 6th, 2012

Moon Dark by Amy Crook, $333

I really love how stark and simple this piece is. I was tempted to add more color to it, but in the end I think the copper moon and golden, salt-haoled stars are best on their own. In a simple black frame, it’s really striking, a slice of night for a desk, wall or bedside table.

Moon Dark, 5″x5″ watercolor and salt on paper, $333 framed, with free shipping.