Smoulder
Posted on December 3rd, 2016
Smoulder, 7″x5″ watercolor, Primatek watercolor, and interference watercolor on hand-torn watercolor paper
This lovely, subtle Pathways painting is a reminder that even while the world burns, there’s still beauty in it.
The fiery colors are a mix of natural and artificial pigments, a limited palette with some soft sparkle and a lot of warmth that’s still muted enough to be sophisticated contemporary art.
This abstract painting would look stunning in your home or office.
Smoulder, detail, by Amy Crook
The muted warmth of this piece is hard to capture, but the detail above shows it pretty well, along with the texture of watercolor and paper and even the tiny hints of sparkle hiding in the paint. Below, you can see it in a temporary frame, floated on a white background to show off the hand-torn, hand-painted edges.
Smoulder, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, interference, pathways, primatek, red, watercolor, yellow
Autumn Leaves 2
Posted on December 2nd, 2016
Autumn Leaves 2, 7″x5″ ink wash on paper
A motley of red autumn leaves tumble in the breeze on this loose, lovely ink painting.
The colors range from soft reds to warm golden browns, getting lighter and looser as they fade into the background.
Oak and maple, aspen and apple, they celebrate the glory of fall.
What’s your favorite season?
Autumn Leaves 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the rich ink glow against the white paper, this oak leaf evoking all the colors of fall. Below, the piece is displayed in a frame, safe from the vagaries of wind and winter.
Autumn Leaves 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: autumn leaves, brush and ink, for sale, ink wash, j herbin, orange, red
Time Ends
Posted on November 29th, 2016
Time Ends, 5″x7″ pen & ink, pencil, and Copic marker on paper
The second in my commission series I’m calling All the Doctors, Twelve is saying another famous line, “Time Ends.” He’s wearing his snazzy Sonic Sunglasses, one of his more casual outfits with the hoodie and t-shirt under the fancy coat, and plaid trousers that were not a thing I recommend drawing by hand.
And yet, somehow, I keep drawing dudes in plaid. Go figure.
You can get this Doctor at my Etsy shop, where he’d make a great card to give to someone who’s just waiting for 2016 to be over already.
Twelfth Doctor greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all the doctors, commission, copic marker, doctor who, nfs, patreon, pen and ink, pencil, sold, twelfth doctor
Autumn Leaves
Posted on November 23rd, 2016
Autumn Leaves, 7″x5″ brush and ink on paper
Happy Thanksgiving* from America!
Despite everything about the country turning into a slow-burning trash fire, I’m still really grateful for a lot of things in life. My patrons who support me, my friends who put up with me, my family who loves me, and even my cats.
I asked my Patreon patrons to request two sketches last month to help fill out my Inktober calendar, and this was Kim’s second request. I used four different J. Herbin inks, including the lovely gold-accented Rouge Hematite, and did a loose, tumbling clutter of fallen leaves, blown together by an unseen wind. I can just hear the crunch-crunch of them underfoot.
You can get this lovely image on a card in my Etsy shop, and celebrate your own love of the changing seasons.
Autumn Leaves greeting card by Amy Crook at Etsy
yes, the actual holiday is tomorrow
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: autumn, autumn leaves, brush and ink, etsy, j herbin, kim, nfs, patreon, sold
(On the) Twelfth Doctor of Christmas
Posted on November 17th, 2016
(On the) Twelfth Doctor of Christmas, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
The Twelfth Doctor is all done up in his velvety holiday finery, floofy hair and a cup of something warmly seasonal, but he’s just got one question — is there something on his head?
You can send this delightful Christmas greeting to all the Doctor Who fans in your life — buy the card here today.
Twelfth Doctor Christmas card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: christmas, comic, copic marker, doctor who, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, twelfth doctor
Sherlock’s Perfect Christmas
Posted on November 15th, 2016
Sherlock’s Perfect Christmas, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
This year for Sherlock’s annual holiday card, I decided to give him a little bit of all of his favorite things — from Victorian wallpaper to modern murder, there’s a perfect Sherlock Christmas in the making.
I’m particularly fond of the gingerdead man — what’s your favorite part?
Sherlock holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: christmas, copic marker, etsy, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold
A Murder of Crows 3
Posted on November 8th, 2016
A Murder of Crows 3, 6″x4″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
Blues and violets and soft lavenders glow against the rich black of the tree and crows, the sky softly textured as if with a mist that’s parted to display the shining moon in all her glory.
Nine dark crows are coming to roost in the sparse winter tree, its branches ravaged by some accident of the past, lightning or storm or some other act of man or nature.
A full moon brings clarity and insight with it, shining its light into all the branching processes of your decisions and thoughts.
A Murder of Crows 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the blue midnight sky, glowing violet moon, and deep black of the twisty tree and gathered birds. Below, it’s in a temporary frame, just waiting to fly to its new roost.
A Murder of Crows 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, crow, horizons, ink wash, moon, murder of crows, nfs, sold, tree
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