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Fairytale Sky 3
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Fairytale Sky 3 by Amy Crook
Having already seen Fairytale Sky 4, you might wonder what happened to 3. Well, it was a gift for a friend and it had to make it all the way to Mongolia! I chose a paint called “Duochrome Tropical Sunrise,” which switches between warm golden and bright green tones, and painted a slender crescent moon to go with the spirally clouds.
Fairytale Sky 3, 5″x5″ watercolor on paper, nfs.
Fairytale Sky 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the warm coppery-gold color the paint turns at a certain angles. Below, you can see what it looks like in the frame that kept it safe all the way to Ulaanbaatar.
Fairytale Sky 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: black paper, fairytale sky, iridescent, moon, nfs, watercolor
John Watson Bookmark 1
Sunday, December 2nd, 2012
John Watson Bookmark 1
by Amy Crook
And here we come to the very end of Bookmark Week with John Watson. He’s leaning against a cool grey wall, and he’s been colored all in warm and cool greys himself, even his face and hair, just like Lestrade yesterday. The skull is grinning white from above, though I admit I didn’t get too enthusiastic and do the wallpaper properly.
If you did want a bookmark of your own, you can check out the ones that are still available here. They make great stocking stuffers!
John Watson Bookmark 1, 1.875″ x 4.875″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).
John Watson Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see John leaning shyly against the wall, hoping you’ll like him. Below, he’s hanging out with a book, like bookmarks do.
John Watson Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bookmark, copic marker, john watson, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
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Lestrade Bookmark 1
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
Lestrade Bookmark 1
by Amy Crook
The week is nearly at an end, and here we come to our Saturday Morning Cartoon, which is also already spoken for. DI Lestrade’s just leaning against the wall, checking his texts while he waits for something interesting to happen. I colored this one entirely in shades of grey, just like Thinking in Grey but without all the background madness.
Lestrade Bookmark 1, 1.875″ x 4.875″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).
Lestrade Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the wee bit of warm grey in with all the cool ones, shading Lestrade’s otherwise white face and hand. Below, I put him with a book, just because I could.
Lestrade Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bookmark, copic marker, lestrade, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
Skeleton Bookmark
Friday, November 30th, 2012
Skeleton Bookmark
by Amy Crook
Thank goodness it’s Friday! Normally this sketchy little dude would go on Sunday, but this time I had two bookmarks sell before writing the posts, so I thought I’d save those for the weekend. That’s right, this is the last of the bookmarks for the week you can actually buy! Or you can click here to see all the available bookmarks in one easy spot.
Skeleton Bookmark, 1″x4.5″ pencil on paper.
Skeleton Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see his grinning face up close and personal. Below, he’s hanging out on a book to show you just how slender a skeleton can be, when he’s a bookmark, anyway.
Skeleton Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included. foot bones also not included.)
Categories: Daily Art, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, pencil, skeleton
Bubble Queue Bookmark
Thursday, November 29th, 2012
Bubble Queue Bookmark
by Amy Crook
Spirals and bubbles and Qs, oh, my! It’s a queue of Qs rising up, large and small, with curly double tails and a whole lot of whimsy. This one’s small but nice and sturdy, drawn on a bit of comic backing board so it’s even acid-free.
Bubble Queue Bookmark, 0.875″x4.5″ pen and ink on paper.
Bubble Queue Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see some of the squiggly little bubbles with their swirly tails up close. Below, you can see the wee bookmark resting on a nice big hardcover book.
Bubble Queue Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included. bookmark small but fierce.)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, pen and ink, q, spirals
Octopus Bookmark 1
Wednesday, November 28th, 2012
Octopus Bookmark 1
by Amy Crook
After Tentacle Tuesday is.. Tentacle Wednesday? Well, there were just a lot of tentacles this week, I guess. This little octopus is a bit leery of something below him, and is heading up out of the pink-tinged depths and into the light. The paper itself is a soft, subtle green, and the pink paint turns a subtle violet at certain angles. The octopus is just himself, though.
Octopus Bookmark 1, 2″x6.25″ watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Octopus Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sunlight turning the shimmery pink to shimmery violet and chasing the little octopus up the bookmark. Below, it’s resting next to a book for your size-comparsion pleasure.
Octopus Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook
(book not included. get your own book.)
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: bookmark, crane and co, iridescent, japanese watercolor, nfs, octopus, sold, watercolor
Jellyfish Bookmark 3
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
Jellyfish Bookmark 3 by Amy Crook
Tentacle Tuesday has returned! This whimsical little jellyfish is done in three shades of shimmering watercolor, purple and pink floating in a lovely aqua-gold ocean. This bookmark is on nice thick watercolor paper with one edge tapering off to the natural deckle from the papermaking process. Not my process, of course, but the manufacturer’s.
Jellyfish Bookmark 3, 1.25″x6.875″ watercolor on paper.
Jellyfish Bookmark 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can just see the aqua paint turning to gold in the sun like a shimmer of pale powder. Below, the bookmark is sitting happily atop a normal-sized hardcover book so you can see the size.
Jellyfish Bookmark 3, with book, by Amy Crook
(tentacles included. book not included.)
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, iridescent, jellyfish, watercolor
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