Harvest Moon
Posted on December 18th, 2010
This painting, like several others, was done for the cover of the Starcycles Calendar (in this case for 2004). We wanted something simple with rich colors, though later on we added in an image of Thoth as a shadow on the golden harvest moon.
Harvest Moon, 10″x14″ oil painting on art board.
As the paints have aged, the once deep blue has taken on a really interesting sheen that only shows in certain lights, adding a really nice violet depth to the sky that contrasts well with the matte, earthy golds.
Categories: Daily Art
Tags: harvest moon, moon, oil painting, starcycles
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Holiday Cards of Potatoes Past
Posted on December 16th, 2010
Holiday Cards 2005 by Amy Crook
In years past, when I had more time on my hands, I used to hand-make all my holiday cards individually — with potato stamps. I used watercolors to brush colour onto the carved potato pieces, and then stamp them out. This particular set took 3 separate stamps, the figure, the gift, and the halo, each of which had to be done as a separate step. I think I made about 100 of these, and that was the year I decided never to do it this way again.
Hope you’re having a great holiday season!
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: holiday cards, nfs, potato stamp, watercolor
Weeble Wednesday: Hound of Tindalos
Posted on December 15th, 2010
Weeble Hound of Tindalos by Amy Crook
I’ve colored my second-to-last monster from the Cthulhu Coloring Book (though there’s also one bonus zombie left)! This is the Hound of Tindalos, a Lovecraft creation who is said to stalk time travelers like a hound once it gets their scent. He can appear anywhere there is an angle of less than 120 degrees, and here he’s slipping out of a corner to play fetch with you! Clearly you would never do something so naughty as to time travel, so you have nothing to fear from this gruesomely cute beast.
If you play Arkham Horror, you already know about this guy — he’s always one of the monsters that gets an unhappy groan when he appears out of the monster cup in our group.
Weeble Hound of Tindalos, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on watercolor paper.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: coloring book, copic marker, cthulhu, for sale, lovecraft, pen and ink, weeble
WIP: Mother Moon
Posted on December 14th, 2010
Detail of Moon from work in progress by Amy Crook
This maternal moon is part of a whimsical work in progress that I’ve been very slow in creating this year. It’s taken me ages and it’s not remotely done, but I finally did a bit on it a few weeks ago, including some refinements to this charming lady.
I always forget how the gloomy winter weather makes me want to stay out of the studio, which mostly relies on natural light. Perhaps there’ll be some sun and a free afternoon before the end of the year, so I can get a bit more paint onto several of my waiting canvases.
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Works In Progress
Tags: moon, oil painting, wip
Son of More Coloring Book Doodles
Posted on December 13th, 2010
Another busy weekend — I did a ton of art yesterday, actually, but none of it was really art post material yet. Oops? Anyway, here’s yet more doodles done for kind purchases of the Cthulhu Coloring Book.
Pumpkinhead Scarecrow sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Ghost sketch by Amy Crook
Creepy Sea Life sketch by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketches, weeble
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
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