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Pattern Bookmark 1
Thursday, June 6th, 2013
Pattern Bookmark 1 by Amy Crook
I decided that, since I am clearly going to keep experimenting with the imperfect art of hand-drawn repeating patterns, I might as well just call it a series starting with this one. This was drawn with my favorite scribbly fountain pen on archival comic backing board, and then shaded with a waterbrush to carry the ink throughout the pattern. It reminds me of some of the patterns on the dwarves’ clothing in The Hobbit, geometric and individual but not too complex.
Pattern Bookmark 1, 4.5″x1″ pen & ink on paper, nfs (sold).
Pattern Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close up of the middle section of the pattern, containing almost one whole repeat though it goes off the edges. Below, you can see this bookmark with a hardcover book, looking quite petite.
Pattern Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, do not covet the book)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, pattern, pen and ink
Red 3
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013
Red 3, 7″x5″ abstract watercolor by Amy Crook
This piece is all about courting chaos. I made some artistic choices at the start, and then once it got to a certain point, I stood back and let the process take over, making it a weird collaboration between artist and entropy. There’s an amazing wealth of detail and nuance in the way the paint, paper, and water interacted as they dried. I considered doing something more with it, like tentacles or tiny fandom, but I didn’t want to cover up all that lovely nuance.
Red 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the upper lefthand corner in detail, the way the different colors flowed and pooled and settled as the paint dried in one of the wettest parts of the painting. Below, the painting is hanging out with my iPhone, making it look cool.
Red 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, for sale, japanese watercolor, red
Weeping Angel Bookmark
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Weeping Angel
Bookmark
by Amy Crook
This Weeping Angel crept into someone’s heart when they got my newsletter last week, and so it’s already been snapped up. But never fear, I’m sure I’ll draw another of these creepy creatures again soon, and I’ve already got some more Doctor Who art in the pipeline.
Just remember, don’t look away. Don’t even blink.
Weeping Angel Bookmark, 1.5″x6.5″ pen & ink on cardstock, nfs (sold).
Weeping Angel Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see its seemingly peaceful face up close. Below, it’s sitting on a book, just daring me to look away.
Weeping Angel Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: angel, bookmark, comic backing board, doctor who, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Purple Pattern Bookmark
Friday, March 1st, 2013
Purple Pattern
Bookmark
by Amy Crook
This wee bookmark is the same size as yesterday’s, but with a very different subject. This time I started with Sharpie to doodle in skulls and curlicues, and then I took a purple ink pen and drew in the long lines. This one’s drawn on the shiny side of a scrap of comic backing board, so I took my finger and smeared the purple ink, giving a lovely mottled texture while the actual drawn lines still remained visible.
Purple Pattern Bookmark, 1″x4″ pen & ink and Sharpie marker on cardstock, nfs (sold).
Purple Pattern Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the bookmark up close, including a little bit of sunshine off the shiny Sharpie and scored-in purple pen lines near the top. Below, you can see it hanging bravely with the big green book, evoking the ’80s.
Purple Pattern Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, it clashes)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bookmark, comic backing board, nfs, pen and ink, sharpie marker, skull, sold
Pink Roses Bookmark
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
Pink Roses Bookmark
by Amy Crook
I started this bookmark by doodling long, slightly uneven stripes of gold glitter pen, and then I took my pink and green and made fat spiral roses all through the gold, 13 in total. Perfect for keeping your spot in a romance novel.
Pink Roses Bookmark, 1″x4″ pen & ink and glitter gel pen on cardstock, nfs (sold).
Pink Roses Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the bright pink and shining gold up close and personal. Below, you can see the wee bookmark hanging out on the hardcover book. I think it prefers paperbacks, myself.
Pink Roses Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, so treat your new bookmark to something special)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, comic backing board, glitter gel pen, pen and ink, spirals
Ghost Spirals Bookmark
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Ghost Spirals Bookmark by Amy Crook
It’s always interesting to me to see the way the Japanese watercolors sink and fade into the black paper as they dry, losing some of their opacity and leaving behind a complex texture of paint and paper. These spirals looked ghostly to me in the way some of them faded almost to translucency, which is where they got their name.
Ghost Spirals Bookmark, 4″x1.5″ Japanese watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Ghost Spirals Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the delicate traceries of dried paint within the thick, translucent spirals. Below, you can see this bookmark hanging out with my book, just waiting to find a new book and a new home.
Ghost Spirals Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, you wouldn’t want it anyway, it’s a boring book)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, bookmark, japanese watercolor, spirals
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Spiral Bookmark 6
Tuesday, February 26th, 2013
Spiral Bookmark 6
by Amy Crook
Today’s bookmark reminds me of sun on the ocean, lightening up the top layer that then gets darker the deeper it goes. The sun is in a shimmery copper, while the ocean is three levels of three spirals each, from a pale aqua that my scanner loves to hate, through a brighter blue and then finally a soft greyish sapphire. All of the paints are iridescent, and catch the light beautifully.
Spiral Bookmark 6, 1.25″x4.5″ watercolor on paper.
Spiral Bookmark 6, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see some of the sun-changed colors and get a different hint especially of the deep blue and pale aqua. Below, you can see it hanging out with my trusty hardcover book.
Spiral Bookmark 6, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included, as books often aren’t)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, iridescent, spirals, watercolor
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