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Sherlock bookmark 2
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Sherlock Bookmark 2 by Amy Crook
I was experimenting with some new paper and salt, and after tearing down a 8″x8″ square for another piece I was left with this strip. I made my usual spirals, except this time I kept them all along the top edge rather than scattered over the whole page. They didn’t form proper salt pools, but I did like the will-o-the-wisp quality that was left, with just a few tiny salt crystals and the soft swirls of ink like a glowing light.
In a fit of 2am whimsy, I pencilled in a half-dozen little Sherlocks, first examining, then chasing, and finally catching his very own will-o-the-wisp.
Sherlock Bookmark 2, 8″x2.75″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold).
You can see the salt crystals much better in this detail photo, and some of the teeny tiny detail in the little Sherlocks.
Sherlock Bookmark 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Tags: bookmark, nfs, pen and ink, pencil, salt, sherlock, sketch, sold
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Sherlock bookmark
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
Sherlock bookmark by Amy Crook
This little scrap of paper is nice thick Arches cover black, and should stand up to being used as a bookmark, though I suspect the soft edges will get a bit softer over time. Basically I was tearing some 5″x5″ squares and I had this little 1″ strip left so I decided to draw a contemplative Sherlock.
Sherlock bookmark, 1″x5″ white gel pen and pencil on paper, nfs, sold.
Tags: bookmark, gel pen, holmes, nfs, pencil, sherlock, sold
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Rude Goblins
Saturday, August 20th, 2011
Rude Goblins, sketch by Amy Crook
I’m not sure what I had in mind when I sat down and started sketching, but I’ve managed to really amuse myself with these two guys. The very first line I drew was the round, fat curve of the short one’s pot belly, and I spent a ridiculous amount of time refining them before I decided it was time to declare them done.
And no, I have no idea what happened to their pants. And they’re not going to tell you, either.
Tags: goblin, monster, nfs, pencil, sketch
Posted in Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange | 2 Comments »
Glow Fruit
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011
Glow Fruit by Amy Crook, $199
This cheerful little painting is another tree using salt, this time to make fruit instead of leaves like the Mod Tree. I added a happy little blue bird at the top of the tree to balance out the image. I used pencil to put texture down on the paper and outline where the branches would be before adding any paint, so the tree has a bark-like look. Each little glow is like a Zen circle of its own, surrounding a glittering pool of salt.
Glow Fruit, 5″x7″ mixed media on paper, $199, framed, with free shipping.
Each salt piece I make is completely unique, the salt crystals forming based on dozens of factors from the weather to the texture of the paper, how much ink is in each little spiral and how much salt and water go into each pool.
Glow Fruit, detail, by Amy Crook
I have to admit, something about this reminds me of the creepy trees in Beast Master, which just goes to show that I’m old and had terrible taste in movies as a kid. I may have to do another one with a midnight look in homage.
Glow Fruit, framed, by Amy Crook, $199
Tags: bird, for sale, pen and ink, pencil, salt, tree, watercolor
Posted in Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Shop - Flowers, Trees and Landscapes | No Comments »
Evil Fishie sketch
Saturday, August 13th, 2011
Evil Fishie sketch by Amy Crook
I managed a sketch for Saturday, whee! I realized that a lot of what I sketch is the preliminary drawings for things I’d rather post finished, so that’s why I never seem to have any sketches for my Saturday posts. This guy seems rather Lovecraftian to me, perhaps I can do a properly inked version of him of I do another coloring book sometime.
Tags: fish, lovecraft, nfs, pencil
Posted in Daily Art, Sea Creatures, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things | No Comments »
Crow Sketch
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Crow sketch by Amy Crook
Finally had some time to sketch for Saturday, and I decided to draw a black bird of some sort. I say that because of course, despite the fact that Pod spends hours every day staring hungrily out the window, pretending in his head that our local flock of crows wouldn’t make carrion out of him were the barriers between them removed, I couldn’t be bothered to get up and go look at one when I was doodling this. So, I’m calling it a crow, but if crows have special beak things or different wings, I’m… really okay with that, actually.
Hope you all have just as relaxed a weekend as I was with my sketchbook!
Tags: nfs, pencil, sketch
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Deplorable Figurine
Saturday, July 2nd, 2011
Deplorable Figurine by Amy Crook
This morbid little doll started as a midnight sketch, just a few loose lines and the name scrawled on the page. It took me a few weeks to get back and fill in her tiny hands, stitched-together body, and the extra-creepy details on her face. Though I never went quite this far, I totally used to draw elaborate eyeliner designs on myself when I was an earnest young Goth. Ah, the olden days, when I gave a crap enough to wear makeup.
Deplorable Figurine, 5.5″x8.5″ pencil on sketch paper, not for sale.
Tags: goth, nfs, pencil, sketch, swirls
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