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Sharing Warmth

Posted on December 15th, 2012

Sharing Warmth, Sherlock fan art by Amy Crook

Sharing Warmth, Sherlock fan art by Amy Crook

I sent a Moo card with the main image on it to one of my Sherlock bookmark buyers, and she said she’d never seen it, and sure enough, I’d never posted it. Oops! It’s nicely seasonal now, anyway, with Jack Frost nipping at all sorts of things all over the hemisphere. I really think Sherlock makes it, though, forever interrupting with his own importance.

Sharing Warmth, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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S is for Spirals

Posted on December 13th, 2012

S is for Spirals, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

S is for Spirals, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

I originally planned on doing Sharpie for S, but in the end the spirals won my heart. I used clean, simple shades of blue and silver for the S, perfect for a Steve or Susan that needs a bit of sparkle in their life.

S is for Spirals, 5″x5″ pen & ink, Japanese watercolor and glitter gel pen on paper.

S is for Spirals, detail, by Amy Crook

S is for Spirals, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the light shining off the silver glitter spirals. Below, you can see STAR all spelled out with my alphabet.

S, T, A & R, calligraphic illuminations by Amy Crook

S, T, A & R, calligraphic illuminations by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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Wordless Weds: Blue

Posted on December 12th, 2012

Hanukkah always looks very blue and shiny to me, so here’s some blue things and some shiny things and some blue shiny things to celebrate the Festival of Lights.

ten thousand sparklepoints of blue for you

blue blue sky

zen blue

old blue eyes

blue moon, too

celebrating blue

negatively blue

fractally blue

spirally blue

sparkly blues

tentacley blue

alphabetically blue

crystal blue

cloudy blue

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Tentacle Deeps 45

Posted on December 11th, 2012

Tentacle Deeps 45 by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 45 by Amy Crook

I wanted to see what the lovely bronze-green paint from last week’s tentacles would look like on a dark background, and this time it was the green that shone through, and the bronze color can only be seen at certain angles. Actually these tentacles are a bit ectoplasmic to me, Ghostly and half absorbed in each other where they touch, as though reaching up from a pool of ooze to try to catch whatever lies tantalizingly out of reach.

Tentacle Deeps 45, 6″x4″ duochrome watercolor on Arches cover black paper with white gel pen signature.

Tentacle Deeps 45, detail, by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 45, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the color gamut from green to bronze, and the shift between them as the paper falls away from the sunlight. Below, I’ve slipped the piece into a frame, so you can see how it would look sitting on your desk.

Tentacle Deeps 45, framed art by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 45, framed art by Amy Crook
(iPhone not included)

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
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Crows Fabric

Posted on December 10th, 2012

Crows fabric design by Amy Crook

Crows fabric design by Amy Crook

I decided at some point that it would be neat to have some polka-dot crows fabric in my Scribble Goth line, and I finally got around to doodling up some crows with a fountain pen, and then turning them into a pattern. The basic four birds can be seen above, and below there’s the two fabric designs. They’re not for sale yet (I have to buy a $5 test swatch of each before they can be), so if you’re interested in having some crows of your own, just let me know!

I think my favorite part is how 3 of them are looking right, but one crow is like “no, the interesting stuff is over here.”

Scribble Goth - Crows

Scribble Goth - Albino Crows

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Evil Pumpkin

Posted on December 9th, 2012

Evil Pumpkin sketch by Amy Crook

Evil Pumpkin sketch by Amy Crook

This guy’s a bit past his season, and he’s clearly gone bad. Very, very bad.

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Christmas Cupboard

Posted on December 8th, 2012

Christmas Cupboard, Harry Potter fan art by Amy Crook

Christmas Cupboard, Harry Potter fan art by Amy Crook

When I was doing holiday card art this year, I had to do one for Harry Potter, too. He’s got a rather tentacular Christmas tree, but he’s never let things being a bit spooky stop him from enjoying his holidays.

Just remember, the cupboard under the stairs is only for hiding Christmas presents, not little boys.

Christmas Cupboard, 2 – 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

I’m happy to write something on the blank space of the cupboard image if you’d like, or you can keep them as is in their frame for a very Potter sort of Christmas.

Christmas Cupboard, framed art by Amy Crook

Christmas Cupboard, framed art by Amy Crook
(price includes both pieces of art in a double frame)

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