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Darklight

Posted on May 12th, 2010

Darklight by Amy Crook

Darklight by Amy Crook

This is an old piece that’s gone through a number of permutations. This version feels very much like a cave to me, with light coming in from above, and textured stalagmites growing up from the bottom to meet with the stalactites reaching down from the top. The painting is as much textural as visual, with very little of the canvas peeking through all the thick paint.

The edges have been painted black, so it’s ready to hang without a frame.

Darklight, 18″x24″ oil & gesso on canvas.

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird
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Dance

Posted on May 11th, 2010

Dance by Amy Crook

Dance by Amy Crook

Another monoprint, this one full of sunshiney joy. I went through a period where I painted people in every color of the rainbow, and so we have this magenta-skinned girl with her matching hair, dancing in a green meadow full of little yellow flowers. Even the plate seems to dance on the page. Something happy for a Tuesday!

Dance, 2″x6″ monoprint on 8″x11″ watercolor paper.

Dance, detail, by Amy Crook

Dance by Amy Crook

Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
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Bonus Art: Drunk Octopus

Posted on May 10th, 2010

Drunk Octopus by Drunk Amy

Drunk Octopus by Drunk Amy

I skipped my art on Saturday because I was out all day, and at one point I ended up having a couple of Tom Collins while waiting for Iron Man 2 to start. I was reminded at that time that I hadn’t done my Daily Art post that day, and I whipped the napkin out from under my drink to doodle up this in about a minute. I didn’t make it home in time to share it on Saturday, so, here it is, stuffed-in-purse wrinkles, cherry-stem stain and all!

Tom Collins, yum.

Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
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Wallpapers and Thanks

Posted on May 10th, 2010

wallpaper thumbnails by Amy Crook

First off, thank you to everyone who helped out with my Big Art Sale, either through linking, retweeting, or purchasing. I made enough to get the plane tickets! And then Mom moved the date (again, omg) before I could buy them, but that’s okay, it’s in June now and I have plane tickets and all is well.

As a thank you to all of you, I’ve decided to start giving away free wallpapers from time to time. I’m starting with the 3 pieces above, Weeble Cthulhu, Winchester the shark, and Molten Sky. Just click the links below to get your goodies!

Enjoy!

Categories: Free Wallpapers
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Daily Art: 2 for 1

Posted on May 9th, 2010

Mushroom Cave by Amy Crook

Mushroom Cave by Amy Crook

I had a Grand Day Out yesterday, getting canvases and hanging out with friends, and I totally forgot to post my daily art, so today you get a double dose. These are both doodles out of my bedside sketchbook, the first inspired by, of all things, the Facebook game Fairyland. The second was just a bit of odd playing around with shapes that blossomed into these reed-like creatures, bowing in sequence. Alien ambassadors or odd plants?

Reed Aliens by Amy Crook

Reed Aliens by Amy Crook

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Puck

Posted on May 7th, 2010

Puck by Amy Crook

Puck by Amy Crook

This one-of-a-kind monoprint started out abstract and grew more defined to me once it came off the plate and onto the page. When I look at it, I see the impish face of the fae Puck peeking out of a riot of flowers. What do you see?

Puck, 4″x6″ monoprint on 7″x11″ watercolor paper.

Puck, detail, by Amy Crook

Puck, detail, by Amy Crook

Categories: Floating Gallery
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Gnome

Posted on May 6th, 2010

Gnome doodle by Amy Crook

Gnome doodle by Amy Crook

I keep a little notebook of cheap blank paper by my bed, with a mechanical pencil stuck in the spiral binding. This is something I drew last night, while drinking Zen green tea liqueur, eating Mother’s lemon cookies, and listening to Naomi talk about marketing for artists. Go figure.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, People, Figures and Faces
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