Tree Trimming
Posted on October 19th, 2015
Tree Trimming, a Cthulhu comic by Amy Crook
Cthulhu is getting into the holiday spirit a little early this year! He’s trimming his tree with his favorite decoration, cultists. Even the tree is enjoying its little holiday snack, er, decor.
The greeting card will bring just the right holiday cheer to the right person — a fan of horror, especially the Lovecraftian sort, with a good sense of humor.
Tree Trimming, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Tree Trimming, a Cthulhu holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: christmas, copic marker, cthulhu, cultists, etsy, for sale, pen and ink
Inktober week 2
Posted on October 14th, 2015
Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after. I’ll round them up here weekly on Wednesdays, so enjoy week 2!
Day 7 – Miko from Prague Race
Day 8 – an experimental raven
Day 9 – Snuff the watchdog
Day 10 – leaf sketch
Day 11 – Snuff gets a Graveyard Dog friend
Day 12 – quick rose sketch
Day 13 – Inktopus
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Goldfish 2
Posted on October 12th, 2015
Goldfish 2 by Amy Crook
I posted this goldfish as a work in progress on Instagram, and through the magic of the internets I turned him into plot bunnies! He’s heading out tomorrow to his new home, and in return I have a whole rainbow of rabbits to keep me company during NaNoWriMo.
Goldfish 2, 7″x5″ watercolor and duochrome watercolor on paper.
Plot bunnies by Ann Tudor LLC
Categories: Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: duochrome, fish, goldfish, nfs, sold, watercolor
Morpheus
Posted on October 8th, 2015
Morpheus by Amy Crook
This is the Morpheus that knew Nada in the time before, that loved and wronged her and sent her to Hell for refusing him. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, you clearly need to get to a comic shop or library and start reading The Sandman.
This didn’t start out as a Sandman piece, but the face was hiding among the abstract shapes like a dream that only needs a little prodding to take proper shape in your mind. Minimal alteration brought out the eye and added in the glimmer, highlighted the nose and crying mouth, the sharp jaw, and the delicate curl of an ear. The mad curls and shocked expression were there already, just waiting to be found.
Morpheus, 10″x8″ watercolor and duochrome watercolor on Arches cover white paper, $349.
Morpheus, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the beautiful, organic shapes hiding in the larger face of the painting. Below, Morpheus is trapped in his frame, waiting to be freed.
Morpheus, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: duochrome, for sale, sandman, watercolor
Inktober week 1
Posted on October 7th, 2015
Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after, but I thought I’d round them up here for my Wednesday posts for posterity.
Day 1 – Alex Benedict and a Flower Fairy
Day 2 – Jack-o-Lantern
Day 3 – Bird and Spirals
Day 4 – Catnappery
Day 5 – Untrue Love cover sketch
Day 6 – Sidney Malik from Widdershins
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Peninsula
Posted on October 6th, 2015
Peninsula by Amy Crook
The penultimate piece in this month’s Gallery is another in my Map series. The delicate changes from paper to watercolor become stark with black ink outlining each little eddy and fjord.
Although the paint is entirely non-shiny in this one, the nature of the sharp lines makes the land mass appear limned in a pale blue light. The granulating paint has settled into mountain ridges and smaller hills, forests and plains, creating a topography that exists only between the imagination and the page.
Where will this map take you?
Peninsula, 5″x7″ pen & ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
Peninsula, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see some of the exquisite detail created by the texture of paper and paint, and the fine lines of pen and ink creating borders around each little shape. Below, the map sits in a frame, awaiting a new adventurer.
Peninsula, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, green, map, pen and ink, watercolor
Cuppa Calm
Posted on October 5th, 2015
Cuppa Calm by Amy Crook
This is my favourite cuppa yet! The colours are mostly mineral pigments, softly desaturated and granulating in beautiful ways. There’s a wabi-sabi quality to the cup, with its uneven glaze, that perfectly cradles the beautiful green tea.
You can imagine breathing in the steam, cradling the warmth of the cup, the texture of it against your hands. Taking another deep breath of the subtle aroma before tasting the hot tea, its flavour grassy or nutty or floral. Whatever calms you, that’s what’s waiting in this lovely, earthy cuppa.
Cuppa Calm, 7″x5″ Primatek watercolor on paper.
Cuppa Calm, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the echo of the cup’s colors in the mountain scene on the tag. Below, it waits calmly to find its perfect place in life.
Cuppa Calm, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cuppa, for sale, pen and ink, primatek, tea, watercolor
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