Birthday Books
Posted on July 2nd, 2016
Birthday Books, 5″x7″ Primatek watercolor and brush & ink on paper
For a dose of whimsy and delight, this charming little brush and ink painting is colored with rich, earthy watercolors, giving the feel of old library books and really good gifts.
The best birthdays come with books.
Now that’s a sentiment I can get behind. Art is another excellent choice, of course.
What’s your favorite gift to give or get?
Birthday Books, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the loose whimsy of the brush-and-ink illustration and the earthy watercolors. Below, the whimsy is contained in a frame, ready to grace your favorite bookshelf.
Birthday Books, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: birthday, books, brush pen, for sale, primatek, watercolor
Hanging Small Art
Posted on June 30th, 2016
6 paintings arranged in a complementary grouping
If you’re ever looking at small pieces of original art, or small art prints, and wondering what one does with such a tiny thing when one has a giant wall to fill, here’s one suggestion! Get a bunch of similar-but-not-exactly-the-same frames. Get a bunch of art that complements each other or contrasts interestingly. Finally, mess around with the arrangement on the floor before you hang it.
You can put a lot of one person’s work in a single space that way, or a little bit of a lot of artists. You can keep to a color scheme or go with whatever you love. You can have simple black or white frames, or beautiful ornate gold ones like a Victorian parlor. Go with whatever you love, but don’t let small beauties go unloved because they don’t fill the spot above your mantel!
And in case you were wondering about the accidental inspiration for last month’s lovely palette of greys and peaches and warm earthy tones, it was another small beauty: Belladonna.
Inspirational Belladonna
Categories: Words Words Words
Tags: belladonna, info
Slyboots
Posted on June 28th, 2016
Slyboots: an engagingly sly or mischievous person,
7″x5″ brush pen & ink on paper
Slyboots is one of those words that just needed a cat. I also have several fandom ideas for it, so we might see it again at another point in the year — maybe November can be a Greatest Hits month where I do different versions of words I’ve already done while the rest of my brain is busy with NaNoWriMo.
Do you have a slyboots in your life?
Categories: Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, cat, pen and ink, word art, word art weds
Many Happy Returns 2
Posted on June 25th, 2016
Many Happy Returns 2, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
Don’t you think wishing birthday people “many happy returns of the day,” seems like a very timey-wimey thing to do? This Eleventh Doctor birthday card even has a TARDIS-themed cupcake and a very cool party hat. Pick one up for your favorite Doctor Who fan today!
Doctor Who birthday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: birthday, copic marker, doctor who, eleventh doctor, etsy, for sale, pen and ink
Goldilocks
Posted on June 23rd, 2016
Goldilocks, 8″x10″ watercolor on watercolor paper
The collector that bought Mercy House thought it had a Three Bears feel to it, and asked for a Goldilocks commission to go with it. It has the same feeling of abstract greenery, but shot through this time with light instead of darkness, the gold of the girl’s hair bouncing around her in sunlight among the leaves as she strolls through the forest. Everything has a soft, surreal feeling to it, suitable to this classic fairy tale.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: commission, goldilocks, nfs, sold, watercolor
Ambivalence
Posted on June 21st, 2016
Ambivalence: mixed feelings,
7″x5″ brush pen, pen & ink, and Copic marker on paper
Another Patreon sketch, today we have some mixed feelings about bow ties. Are they really cool? Eleven isn’t so certain, but his confidence will perk up again soon, I have no doubt. Perhaps the TARDIS will reassure him once it arrives on the scene.
If you’d like a chance to request your own fancy word art, come support me on Patreon!
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, copic marker, doctor who, eleventh doctor, nfs, sold, tardis, word art, word art weds
qt3.14s
Posted on June 18th, 2016
qt3.14s, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
Tan, blonde Bond and pale, curly-haired Q are celebrating their love with puns, the little cutie pies. This simple, bold chibi style brings maximum adorableness to this pair!
You can send someone else your love and support with this grin-inducing greeting card, too.
You’re my qt3.14 greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 00q, chibi, copic marker, for sale, james bond, pen and ink, q
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