Negative Space 2
Posted on December 7th, 2017
Negative Space 2, 8″x8″ watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This painting is a love letter to imperfection, uniqueness, and letting those differences shine.
Each detail is exquisitely small, the silver paint filling in the spaces where the zen circle had voids, shining out of what had been nothingness and drawing you in.
It’s like two-dimensional kintsugi, taking what was a flaw and making it the most strikingly beautiful part of the final object.
It would be perfect to meditate on, or to serve as a reminder that where some see flaws, others see beauty.
Where would it fit in your life?
Negative Space 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the softness of the paper, the subtlety of the mineral color and the bright shine of silver in the places left behind. Below, the art is in a frame, just waiting to add some beauty and zen to your day.
Negative Space 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
Tags: for sale, metallic, primatek, watercolor
To Have Ambition
Posted on December 6th, 2017
To Have Ambition, 7″x5″ ink and pencil on paper
Who would have thought that cheesy ’80s pop music would spawn further art? The Gang of Four song I Love a Man in a Uniform has always held this little gem that, on some tired days, feels like my life motto.
To have ambition is my ambition
This word art piece uses beautiful sparkling inks and has elaborate decorations in varying stages of doneness to represent the unfulfilled ambitions — from fully realized illumunation around the capital to the barely-sketched design beneath the final word, process becomes product.
To Have Ambition, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shiny embedded in pretty much all of the ink used in this piece. Below, you can see how it looks in a frame, a gorgeous example of artistic hopefulness.
To Have Ambition, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, for sale, illumination, pen and ink, word art
Teacups
Posted on December 5th, 2017
Teacups, 7″x5″ Copic marker and gel pen on paper
A lovely, solid seafoam green mug. Beautiful blue-painted china with gold accents. A standard diner cup. A travel mug that says, “I like my coffee more than I like you.” A fluted, delicate china teacup in dreamy lavender. And finally, a giant piglet mug.
There’s so many ways to take your tea and coffee, from to-go cups to a favorite mug, fine porcelain to hand-thrown pottery. Enjoy half a dozen vessels drawn with no sketches or linework in loose, graceful art marker and highlighted in white gel pen.
How do you take your tea?
Teacups, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a bit of detail on the cups, though the color is more accurate in the scan. Below, the teacups are displayed in a frame, taking up quite a lot less space than the real thing!
Teacups, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: copic marker, for sale, gel pen, tea
Dragon Egg
Posted on December 4th, 2017
Dragon Egg, 5″x5″ watercolor on paper
This little egg is just starting to crack, its surface full of rough spirals and gradations in color. If you’re wondering what hatches out of such an egg, you can just keep scrolling and see the magnificent spiral purple dragon that it will grow into.
This lovely egg is a symbol of possibility, of potential getting ready to unfold, of something that’s almost done germinating and is ready to break out into the world
What else do you have in your life that’s like that, and how can you nuture it?
Dragon Egg, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the soft textures of paint and paper, just two colors of minerals to make up this whimsical image. Below, the egg is waiting in a frame to incubate and hatch whatever’s inside.
Dragon Egg, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: dragon, nfs, primatek, purple, watercolor
Dragon Spiral
Posted on December 2nd, 2017
Dragon Spiral, 5″x5″ watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This fierce dragon has fire in her eyes and ice in her scales. She’s spiralling downward in near-abstract swishes of amethyst, graphite, and interference blue.
Do you need to be reminded of your own fierceness?
This is one of those pieces that’s most beautiful in person, where you can turn the page this way and that and catch the highlights and shadows, pulling out details that are otherwise invisible.
Dragon Spiral, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the dragon turned so her fiery eyes and brilliant scales catch the light. Below, she’s tucked into a frame, just waiting to fly to her new home.
Dragon Spiral, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: dragon, interference, metallic, nfs, pencil, primatek, sold, watercolor
Hermione and Luna
Posted on November 24th, 2017
Hermione and Luna, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
The second of Disco’s commissions, and I even got to make Hermione black, which is awesome.
The flowers in both crown and bouquet are flax blossoms, lavender, and azaleas, chosen for their meaning and also the pink-blue-purple color scheme. The ladies are sporting House-themed robes, and are generally looking pretty adorable together.
These are drawn as close to a square aspect ratio as possible, so that they work as emoji on Slack. Their adorable 2-head-high chibi style conveys a lot of personality in a tiny space.
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: chibi, commission, copic marker, disco, flower crowns, Harry Potter, hermione, hermione granger, luna lovegood, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Disco Chibi Portrait
Posted on November 21st, 2017
Disco chibi, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
More commissions! Yes, my queue continues to be full, and yes, it’s awesome.
One of my wonderful online friends wanted a portrait of her sparkly nerd lesbian self with her fancy new mermaid hair and cute yellow short-shorts, front and back to make the most awesome silly chibi thing yet – pillows! Plush Disco for all!
And of course we made them into Slack emoji, since that’s where we primarily hang out, and what is chat without a disco-dancing Disco?
These are drawn as close to a square aspect ratio as possible, so that they work as emoji on Slack (and pillows!). Their adorable 2-head-high chibi style conveys a lot of personality in a tiny space.
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: be a cartoon, chibi, commission, copic marker, disco, nfs, pen and ink, portrait, sold
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