Make Do
Posted on February 4th, 2017
Make Do, 8″x8″ ink on Fluid watercolor paper
Make what you have
Do what you need
This gorgeous word art mixes rich rose, vivid violet, and luscious lavender inks. The brilliant colors and motivational message would bring brightness to any studio, office, or home.
Whenever you’re frustrated by not having the just-right tools or supplies, you can look at this lovely ink art and remind yourself to make do.
Make Do, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the edges of vivid purple and dusky blue on the big splashing word art framing the loose calligraphy of the main aphorism. Below, this bright word art is in a big frame, ready to cheer up any space with its inspiring message.
Make Do, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, nfs, pen and ink, sold, word art
Wrack and Ruin
Posted on February 3rd, 2017
Wrack and Ruin, 6″x6″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Ending the week on a sombre note, this abstract art shows dark clouds on every side, closing in on the spot of brightness in the center.
There’s rich rust and stormy blue, the purple of a bruise and the blunted red of bloodstone. A storm of woes surrounds the last little glimpses of white.
But a stronger brightness surrounds the whole piece in a border of untouched paper — a reminder that even though one light might be snuffed out, there is always more come the dawn.
Wrack and Ruin, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see that tiny bright spot and some of the cloudy ruin coming for it, including one of my favorite little details in rusty orange. Below, you can see this small painting in a frame, waiting to find a new home.
Wrack and Ruin, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
Tags: primatek, watercolor
Le Chat Gris
Posted on February 2nd, 2017
Le Chat Gris, 8″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
A third Animal Spirit joins the fox and bunny with this lovely cat.
There’s a saying that all cats are grey in the dark, and this beautiful moggy glows pearly white and grey in the light of a golden harvest moon. The gold is reflected in the cat’s eyes, which hold a little of their own shine.
Bring beauty and whimsy into your home and adopt this grey kitty — you’ll never have to feed it!
Le Chat Gris, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can really see the sunlight hitting the pearlescent white of the cat’s intricate patterning. Below, they’re elegantly framed and just waiting for the right wall, shelf, or nook.
Le Chat Gris, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: animal spirits, cat, interference, nfs, pearlescent, primatek, sold, watercolor
Tea for Q
Posted on January 20th, 2017
Tea for Q, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
Q is working on his much-stickered, tape-repaired laptop and giving a little smile to Bond, who is bringing him tea in his favorite Scrabble mug. It comes with a bit of extra sweetness in the form of a kiss on Q’s mussed hair.
A perfect Valentine for the nerdy tea-lover in your life, or just to add a bit of love to your life.
00Q Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 00q, copic marker, etsy, for sale, james bond, pen and ink, q, quartermaster, tea
Everything is Arthur and Eames
Posted on January 17th, 2017
Everything is Arthur and Eames, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
I admit it, I have been converted. Inception fandom is the best fandom. Everyone in it so far has been kind and supportive! And I can’t seem to keep from drawing Arthur and Eames being totally adorable.
Originally drawn for a fandom thing, this sweetness is also available as a Valentine, because it really had to be.
Inception Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: arthur, copic marker, eames, etsy, for sale, inception, pen and ink
Advent Art Sale!
Posted on January 12th, 2017
Did you enjoy last month’s daily art? Want to take your favorite home with you?
- Peruse the whole month’s worth of art here.
- Prices are on the posts. All art is 5.5″x8.5″, or half of a US Letter size page, on archival white cardstock with embossed detailing.
- Email me and I’ll send you a Paypal invoice if the art’s still available. First come, first dibs!
- Yay art! First class letter post is free, but upgrades are available for a fee.
Thank you for all your support! Let’s hope 2017 is a much better year for everyone — start by making it beautiful.
And helping to pay for my cats’ vet bills. Expensive little jerks.
Categories: Sale Post
Tags: advent 2016
State of the Kitties: 2017
Posted on January 5th, 2017
Belladonna in a Master-level catnap yoga pose
As we move out of the trash year that was 2016, I know there is one important question on everyone’s minds: how are the cats of the world?
Belladonna is going to be 15 (!!) this spring, and while she’s thin and arthritic and grumpy, she’s still pretty spry and loves her heated cat bed. I need to take her in for an old lady vet checkup pretty soon, and we’ve installed cat stairs around to avoid too much leaping, but all in all she does pretty well. Also, since she’s so old, she is constantly spoiled rotten by both myself and roomie — she gets lots of extra treats and has graduated to yelling at us until someone turns on the faucet for her majesty to drink fresh water.
Her other current fave is her catnip dental treats, which you can help provide by supporting her human slave.
BODE
Pteropodidae (aka Pod), on the other hand, is hitting kitty middle age and getting the spread. He turned 8 this past autumn, and is getting quite the bodacious kitty bod going. I’m making a bit of an effort to give him more murder baby enrichment time with The Great Red Dot and the fuzzy snake, but overall I admit I kind of like his softer, lazier side. Even if he does sometimes make me go ‘oof’ when stepping on my tummy.
Podling definitely has the whole “cats are liquid and control their own gravity” thing going, especially when he doesn’t want to be picked up.
Podzilla would like you to buy something from the Etsy Shop so he can get a new cat tree from which to survey his domain.
Categories: Words Words Words
Tags: cats, info
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