Inktober 2016, Week 1
Posted on October 10th, 2016
The Floating Gallery has closed, but Inktober is very much still going! Here’s a recap of the first week-and-a-bit of 2016’s art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for. Quite a variety!
Inktober day 1: 00Q holiday card (colors tba)
Inktober day 2: red pumpkin
Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)
Inktober day 4: October airship
Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington
Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat
Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks
Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade bookmark
Inktober day 9: violets bookmark
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: 00q, airship, basement cat, brush and ink, cat, copic marker, doctor who, halloween, ink wash, inktober, kim, lestrade, nightmare before christmas, patreon, pen and ink, pumpkin
Diverge
Posted on October 8th, 2016
Diverge, 10″x8″ watercolor and interference watercolor on Arches cover black paper
The watery, shimmery blue Pathways are diverging in this layered abstract painting.
A subtle, mottled pattern of dark blues and black voids hides behind the turquoise waterfalls spilling to either side of the central path. The texture of the top layer is softened by the paint beneath it, but the sparkle shines through in the right light.
These pathways diverge, but for once you can have it both ways.
Diverge, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see one set of divergent pathways running over the soft, textured background in dark blue and darker black. Below, the pathways are contained in a frame, reminding us to look both ways.
Diverge, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: black paper, blue, for sale, interference, more cowbell, pathways, water, watercolor
Bees 3
Posted on October 7th, 2016
Bees 3, 6″x6″ pencil, brush & ink, watercolor, and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
It’s been almost a year since the first bees buzzed over during Inktober.
This trio of bees are painted in a beautiful gold-infused grey ink, and paired with a paint made of real bronzite mineral that has its own subtle sparkle. The deep honey-gold evokes an unfiltered local honey, full of flavor and goodness.
Bees 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of the uppermost bee, with the gold in the linework catching the sunlight along its body. Below, the bees are buzzing around their frame like they’re at home in a hive box.
Bees 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bees, brush and ink, for sale, j herbin ink, pen and ink, primatek, watercolor
Autumn Dusk
Posted on October 6th, 2016
Autumn Dusk, 6″x4″ gansai watercolor and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Another soft, dusky Horizons painting small enough to fit on a bookshelf, desk, or surprising bit of wall.
There’s a gentle rain falling in the gloomy sky behind these delicately branching trees. Three brave birds fly through it, getting to their nighttime roosts before full dark.
Where could these fit in your home, keeping a bit of autumn for you all year?
Autumn Dusk, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the minuscule detail of lacy, spooky branches. Below, this small piece is tucked into a tiny frame, ready to add a bit of autumn to some little nook or cranny in your home.
Autumn Dusk, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: horizons, nfs, primatek, sold, tree, watercolor
Growth 6
Posted on October 5th, 2016
Growth 6, 5″x7″ pen & ink on bristol
This delightfully awkward little drawing hearkens back to the heart of my Growth series, leaving out the color entirely and just exploring the idea of sending small bits of yourself both inward and outward.
The line work evokes Shel Silverstein, with a dash of The Little Prince in the volcano-ish eruptions on the surface of the wibbly-wobbly world.
There’s something charming about the exploration of liminal space here, with the clusters expending their energies both inward and outward from the almost-not-there line that defines the boundary.
Do you need a reminder to prioritize Growth in your life?
Growth 6, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see an extreme close-up on the tiny clusters riding that liminal boundary. Below, you can see the piece in its frame, delicately charming in its hand-drawn-ness.*
Growth 6, framed art by Amy Crook
*totally a word
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, growth, pen and ink
Blue Bunny
Posted on October 4th, 2016
Blue Bunny, 12″x9″ watercolor, interference watercolor, and Primatek watercolor on Strathmore watercolor paper
The beautiful Garnet Fox has a friend in this Blue Bunny.
Blue Apatite Genuine forms a lovely swirling midnight hue for the rabbit’s base color, with shimmering interference blue atop, and a glow of bronzite and quinacridone gold surrounding this lovely bounding bunny.
Larger than a lot of my work, this painting would be perfect in place of pride, matted into a silver frame in your home.
Blue Bunny, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can really see the shine of the interference blue paint, which looks like moonlight atop the midnight blue. Below, this big bunny is in a frame, waiting to bring his shining light to your home.
Blue Bunny, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: animal spirits, bunny, interference, nfs, primatek, sold, watercolor
Painted Ladies 2
Posted on October 3rd, 2016
Painted Ladies 2, 10″x8″ gansai watercolor on Arches cover black paper
It’s inevitable, living near San Francisco as I do, that I would revisit the Painted Ladies theme.
This time a soft, seafoam green permeates the beautiful Victorian row houses, each with a unique facade that nonetheless echoes its neighbors. The clouds above look like cotton puffs, fluffily floating along among the shining stars in the velvety black sky.
This paper is unique because it gets its color from a chemical process, so the black is lightfast. Though of course it’s never a good idea to put artwork in a sunny spot, it’s good to know it won’t become grey over the years.
Painted Ladies 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of a few of the charming faces on the painted ladies. Below, they’re tucked into a simple frame, just waiting to add charm and elegance to your home.
Painted Ladies, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, city, for sale, green, horizons, japanese watercolor, painted ladies, row houses, stars, watercolor
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