School of Squid
Posted on December 11th, 2010
School of Squid by Amy Crook
This tiny oil painting is perfect to bring the ocean to your desk, bookshelf, or little niche. I saw a documentary about squid in the waters of Monterey, and they all looked so pale as they swarmed together, rather than the usual giant squid pink, that I was inspired to create this painting. I added a little dimension to them with some glazing, but I liked the way their underpaintings came out so ghostly that I left them mostly as is.
The edges of this little canvas board are finished, the image wrapping around to the sides to add a little dimensions to this tiny bit of undersea paradise. There’s a touch of pearlescent white in the shining water and on the shimmery squid, just to add a little sparkle.
School of Squid, 4″x6″, oil paint on canvas board, 5″ tall easel.
School of Squid, with easel, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, squid, tiny painting
Jolly Santa
Posted on December 10th, 2010
Jolly Santa by Amy Crook
This is another of my holiday cards from a few years ago, and one of my all-time favorites. I just really liked the sketchy, brush-pen linework and the realistic shapes of the bones, combined with the cheery red of the Santa hat to make a very unique pirate flag indeed.
Happy Holidays!
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: christmas, holiday, nfs, pen and ink, santa, skull
2011 Starcycles Calendar Cover
Posted on December 9th, 2010
2011 Starcycles Calendar, cover by Amy Crook
Way back in 1999, Georgia Stathis first approached me to take over the design on her then-print astrology dayplanner-style calendar. We’ve skipped a few years here and there, but this year I painted several images in watercolor and then put them together with Photoshop to create this dreamy image for Year of the Rabbit. Georgia’s 2011 Calendar is available as a pdf download, or she’ll print and bind them for an additional charge. You could even print your own and have it hole-punched to fit in a Dayplanner, if you wanted.
I’m just starting to get a feel for using watercolors, so this was a great excuse for me to get them out and experiment, knowing I could fix any issues in Photoshop later. My favorite part is the subtle “rabbit in the moon” version of the moon’s shadows popular in Chinese mythology.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: nfs, rabbit, starcycles, watercolor
Weeble Wednesday: HP Weebles
Posted on December 8th, 2010
HP Weebles by Amy Crook
This is one of the first refine weeble-style drawings I ever did, back a few years ago when I was just perfecting the style. It’s meant to be Kingsley Shacklebolt, Harry Potter & Charlie Weasley, with Kingsley and Charlie showing off their respective awesomenesses to a properly impressed Harry. I’ve always liked the way it came out, from the expressions to the adorable little dragonet. And you can see how these little guys developed into the weebles I draw today.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: nfs, pencil, potter, sketch, weeble
Watercolor Ornaments
Posted on December 7th, 2010
2 Watercolor Ornaments by Amy Crook
A few years back I painted a bunch of one-of-a-kind cards for a friend, and these were two of my favorites. The metallic paint I used for the designs didn’t scan too well, but it does give you the sense of glittery reflectiveness with all the false colors scattered in among the gold and silver. I was trying not to spend more than 15 minutes or so on each card, though I’m pretty sure I cheated on the red ornament’s intricate gold designs.
Happy Holidays!
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art
Tags: all rights reserved, christmas, commission, nfs, sold, watercolor
More Coloring Book Doodles
Posted on December 6th, 2010
I’ve been busy this holiday season and I keep falling behind on my art posts! So, here, have some more doodles done for fine recipients of my Cthulhu Coloring Book.
Evil Mermaid sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Ninja sketch by Amy Crook
Mad Scientist With Gas Mask sketch by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, silly, sketch, weeble
Custom Character Moleskines
Posted on December 4th, 2010
Custom Character Portrait Moleskine Cahier Plain Journals by Amy Crook
Get your favorite character put on a pocket journal just for you — or give one as a gift certificate for the holidays. Take notes with Spock, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, or whoever tickles your fancy.
These are available in two styles, the soft pencil sketch or stark Sharpie marker relief, as shown above. One character per journal, please.
Cahier Journals sport a heavy-duty kraft brown cardboard cover, with visible thread stitching on the spine. Inside each journal you’ll find acid-free paper pages and a spacious pocket for notes or clippings. Size: 3.5 x 5.5 in. (9 x 14 cm), 64 plain pages each, last 16 sheets detachable.
Custom Moleskines – $29 apiece, with free first class shipping. Priority Mail shipping is available, or I can send you a pdf gift certificate if you’d like to give one as a gift!
Or read on to see examples of all the ones I’ve done so far (all sold, I’m afraid!). Read the rest of this entry »
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all rights reserved, commission, for sale, moleskine, pencil, sharpie marker
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