Tentacle Deeps 22
Posted on December 20th, 2011
Tentacle Deeps 22 by Amy Crook
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.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, red, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Christmas Kiss
Posted on December 19th, 2011
Christmas Kiss by Amy Crook
Just a silly bit of smooching I drew for a holiday card exchange. They’re definitely enjoying their holiday cheer!
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: christmas, copic marker, john watson, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, watson
Zombie Santa
Posted on December 17th, 2011
Zombie Santa sketch by Amy Crook
And here we’re back to coloring book doodles for Saturday, heh. Zombie Santa has a big sack of brains for the nice undead hordes. The naughty ones get shotgunned.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, holiday, nfs, santa, sketch, zombie
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
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