Invisible Sun
Posted on August 6th, 2018
Invisible Sun, 6″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Through the haze of smoke and destruction, a sun faintly glows with the softest sheen of gold. Below, fantastic buildings are shattered, battered, burnt, and broken.
Another set of painted ruins joins the series of apocalyptic visions. This one is small, the size of a postcard. The sky is the color of sunset on a day full of pollution in the city, smog that dulls vision and steals the color and life from the landscape.
The title is, of course, from a song by The Police.
Invisible Sun, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the smoking city up close, its futuristic shapes shattered and ruined. Below, the piece is in its frame, small in size but powerful in scope.
Invisible Sun, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: city, nfs, ruins, sold, watercolor
I’ll Just Figure It Out Myself
Posted on August 5th, 2018
I’ll Just Figure It Out Myself, 7″x5″ watercolor on watercolor paper
In the first Iron Man movie, Tony Stark is listening to “Institutionalized” by Suicidal Tendencies while he’s tinkering on a beautiful old car in his garage. The title on this one is a line from that song that fits him to a T, figuring things out for himself when no one else was there to help.
This one is the most like the Pathways series, the lines of brilliant gold fire rising up against Iron Man’s classic hot rod red.
It’s also a beautiful, subtle reminder that even if you wobble a little taking off, you can teach yourself anything if you’re willing to put in the hard work and learn from your failures.
All I wanted was a Pepsi. Just one Pepsi!
I’ll Just Figure It Out Myself, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the subtle sparkle of gold and hot rod red, the flame-edge whoosh of upward mobility. Below, the piece is in a frame, hinting at a greater reality just outside the boundaries.
I’ll Just Figure It Out Myself, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: iron man, mcu, mcu abstracts, metallic, nfs, pathways, watercolor
Always Punch Nazis
Posted on August 4th, 2018
Always Punch Nazis, 7″x5″ watercolor on Arches cover black paper
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has finally wormed its way into your artist’s brain, and this is the first abstract of 3 to honor the early movies.
Captain America throws his shield in beautiful arcs, dim lights shining off it as he attacks Nazis and their HYDRA offshoots alike. This painting is meant to represent the swoosh of the shield flying past — or into — someone’s face.
A blur of motion and just a hint of patriotic color.
Happy 100th Birthday, Captain Rogers! #AlwaysPunchNazis
Always Punch Nazis, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see up close the sparkling sense of violent motion in red, white, and blue. Below, you can see the painting in a frame, trying to contain the Captain’s determination.
Always Punch Nazis, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: black paper, captain america, interference, mcu, mcu abstracts, metallic, nfs, watercolor
Blood Moon 9
Posted on August 3rd, 2018
Blood Moon 9, 10″x8″ watercolor on Arches cover white paper
Friday, July 27th was a blood moon for parts of the world that could see the eclipse, so this painting is in honor of that momentous occasion.
The sky is a gorgeous red-violet, deep but not dull, with rich gold stars glittering out of the page. The moon glows with subtle shimmers as well, and three bats fly across, the ruddy light shining through their wing membranes.
The framed photo perhaps best captures the warmth of the colors in this mercurial painting, the layered paint making it different from every angle. Far from being cold, the night is alive with magic and mystery, just waiting for you to join in.
Blood Moon 9, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you an see the three tiny bats and the delicate transparency of their wing membranes. Below, the bats are in a frame, fluttering in anticipation of their new home.
Blood Moon 9, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: bat, blood moon, metallic, moon, nfs, sold, watercolor
Whimsical Doldrums
Posted on August 2nd, 2018
Whimsical Doldrums, 18″x6″ ink and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
This particular city skyline has a very specific sort of aesthetic, grim yet filled with delight. From the curlicue clouds to the building that’s a cat, there’s whimsy to go along with the gloom.
The painting is a true panorama, covering a swathe of buildings huddled close against the rain, their outlines loose and details smudged with rainfall.
Where would this whimsical oddity fit into your life?
Whimsical Doldrums, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of some of the buildings in all their grimly delightful glory. Below, this panoramic piece spans the whole writing desk, even without a frame to contain it.
Whimsical Doldrums by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, city, for sale, panorama, spiral, watercolor, whimsical doldrums
Every King That Died
Posted on July 25th, 2018
Every King That Died by Amy Crook, 4.25″x5.5″ pen and ink on paper
Next week the Floating Gallery will be back! Until then, you have this to tide you over, a little sketchbook drawing that I thought would make a very cool tattoo. I’ve been earwormed by Bastille all month for some reason, because my brain thought it’d be a great time to get into a 4-year-old Britpop album, but what can you do?
Draw skulls in paper crowns, that’s what.
I was considering making a card or print of this, what do you think?
Categories: Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bastille, nfs, pen and ink, sketchbook, skull
June Patreon Sketches
Posted on July 18th, 2018
Sketches for Patreon supporters by Amy Crook, June 2018
My patient Patreon supporters have sketches! They’re all pretty bad about asking for them, lol, but I love every person anyway since that makes it easier for me to go above and beyond when the mood strikes.
From left to right, we have:
- “storage units DOOM” for Jeff
- Bitty from OMGCP for Grace
- Matt from Swan Song for Corinne
- and on the bottom, dark and gloomy and fiery for Springbok
Want one of your own? Become a patron!
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bookmark, mattrick, nfs, omgcp, pen and ink, pencil, yellow sign
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