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Sherlock Discovers Bubble Tea
Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Sherlock Discovers Bubble Tea comic by Amy Crook
Poor Mycroft.
Boba really does make the best spitballs ever, though. At least it was just one?
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: cartoon, comic, mycroft holmes, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
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Hello City
Friday, August 31st, 2012
Hello City watercolor by Amy Crook
This one’s a bit of an amalgamation of Insomnia City and Seven for a Secret, with the seven crows spiralling up into the endless sky above the funky city. The seventh crow up at the top is dim and distant, barely seen against the vast blue. The city itself is a purplish grey-black with a soft warm yellow glow. This piece would fit nicely into an 8″x10″ frame on a desk, cubicle wall, or in amongst the other art and photos in your home, don’t you think?
Hello City, 4″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Hello City, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the crows fading upward into the bright blue sky, growing harder to see as they become more distant. Below, I’ve temporarily tucked this piece into a frame to show you scale.
Hello City, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: blue, city, crow, for sale, sky, watercolor
G is for Gothic
Thursday, August 30th, 2012
G is for Gothic, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook
I have to admit, I went for the pun a bit here, combining the Gothic capital with my own Goth sensibilities. The silver spiderwebs are half-seen until they catch the light, and the burgundy G floats in murky gloom, hanging out with the stripey little spider responsible for its extra decoration.
G is for Gothic, 5″x5″ pen & ink, Japanese watercolor, and glitter gel pen on paper.
G is for Gothic, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the silver details shining in the bright summer sunlight. Goths in hot weather, anyone? Below, it’s hanging out on a little shelf with the C and my collection of Endless pewter figurines.
G is for Gothic & C is for Counter, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: alphabet, black, calligraphy, for sale, glitter gel pen, goth, illumination, pen and ink, red, silver, spiderweb, watercolor
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It’s Not Easy Being Green
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
The plants are having sex in my sinuses, and making my brains ooze out my ears. In their honour, have some green art.
Categories: Daily Art
Tags: green, wordless weds
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Seahorse Heart
Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Seahorse Heart watercolor by Amy Crook
There’s no tentacles, but these cute little seahorses will have to fulfill your quota of sea creatures for today. They’re sort of making an awkward heart, and sort of having an epic staring contest while they hang out on their bit of coral together. I think the green one’s gonna blink first, though.
Seahorse Heart, 6″x6″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Seahorse Heart, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see them up close and personal and get a better sense of their body colors, though the eyes really are a nice vivid yellow as seen in the temporary frame below.
Seahorse Heart, framed watercolor by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: green, heart, nfs, pink, seahorses, sold, watercolor
Cassiopeia
Monday, August 27th, 2012
Cassiopeia by Amy Crook
I have been thinking I might want to do some more ordered skies, rather than just the random dots I usually paint, but to be honest when I look up at the stars I mostly see… random dots. Thanks to the power of Google, however, I’ve brought you Cassiopeia done up like a prog rock album cover from the ’70s complete with groovy, glittery calligraphy. Fortunately, I know someone who loves the colors, the constellation and prog rock, so they know what they’re getting for Christmas.
The perks of hanging out with an artist, right?
Cassiopeia, 5″x5″ mixed media on paper, nfs.
Cassiopeia, detail, by Amy Crook
There’s actually a fine layer of sparkly salt crystals mixed in with the iridescent red paint and the whiter glow of the moon on this, which you can only see in the sun from certain angles. This whole piece blends minimalism with bling in a way that amuses me greatly, so I’m glad it’s going to someone that’s already making grabbyhands at it.
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: black paper, calligraphy, constellation, glitter gel pen, iridescent, japanese watercolor, moon, nfs, salt
Nautilus Sketch
Sunday, August 26th, 2012
Nautilus sketch by Amy Crook
This little guy is hanging out in my sketchbook, just swimming free on his own page. I think he’s actually about twice as big on the screen as in real life, in fact.
Hope your weekend’s going swimmingly!
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: nfs, sketch, watercolor
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