Zen Blue Cup
Posted on December 16th, 2011
Zen Blue Cup by Amy Crook, $89
No optimists or pessimists here, this cup’s always full. In the same set as yesterday’s crimson, I have this amazing clear teal that my scanner absolutely refuses to pick up properly, so it comes out more of a royal blue. I used the same black to create the nice dark shadow to contrast with the shine on this simple blue cup. I’m a bummed I can’t find these watercolors anywhere anymore, but I used the excuse of running low to buy myself some very nice tubes for future use.
Zen Blue Cup, watercolor on paper, $89 with free shipping.
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: blue, for sale, watercolor, zen
Zen Red Bird
Posted on December 15th, 2011
Zen Red Bird by Amy Crook
I was enjoying the pure, rich red pigment of one of my red Japanese watercolors, and I decided to paint something simple and zen. I added in just a touch of black for the bright eye and dark beak to create a seasonal red bird, but I think the essence of the image is in that first red swoosh down the bird’s back. It makes a good reminder to keep it simple this holiday season, and not go flying right out of the frame trying to do too much.
Zen Red Bird, 6″x6″ watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: nfs, red, sold, watercolor, zen
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Gingerbread Skellington
Posted on December 14th, 2011
Gingerbread Skellington sketch by Amy Crook
I don’t know if you’ve seen these awesome cookie cutters, but I couldn’t resist sketching a little homage in some poor unsuspecting soul’s coloring book. It’s like holiday cheer, really!
Categories: Daily Art
Tags: coloring book, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
Tentacle Monster Sketch
Posted on 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.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Tentacles
Tags: coloring book, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
Evil Wreath Muppet Thingy
Posted on December 12th, 2011
Evil Wreath Muppet Thingy sketch by Amy Crook
What? They can’t all have awesome titles. It’s been a busy weekend of coughing up my lungs and selling coloring books on Etsy, so you’ll be getting more coloring book sketches for the foreseeable future. Enjoy!
Categories: Daily Art
Tags: coloring book, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
Elder Thing sketch
Posted on December 10th, 2011
Elder Thing sketch by Amy Crook
Another little coloring book sketch! This one is a proper Lovecraftian beastie, the Elder Thing, which is symmetrical along five sides instead of bilaterally. I didn’t really look up all the details, so I’m pretty sure I got some of the bits not quite right, but I don’t really mind. He looks beastly enough like this.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art
Tags: coloring book, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
Cuppa Shoggoth?
Posted on December 9th, 2011
Cuppa Shoggoth? sketch by Amy Crook
I’m still not feeling well, so I’ll just let this little coloring book doodle (that is, one of the sketches I usually draw in the inside front cover whenever someone buys a Cthulhu Coloring Book or Monster Heart Coloring Book) speak for itself.
Or something.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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