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Tentacle Deeps 34
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Tentacle Deeps 34, watercolor by Amy Crook
I love the way these experimental tentacles came out, with the rich blue at the core fading to iridescent green and then finally the salt that looks almost coppery compared to the cool interior. These are tentacles reaching out from some sort of translucent blob, perhaps a Shoggoth resting at the bottom of his cell, trying to get out and eat his creators.
Omnomnom!
Tentacle Deeps 34, 4″x6″ salt and watercolor on paper.
Tentacle Deeps 34, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see a detail of the tentacles forming out of their base and reaching upwards and away from you. I think this image is quite nifty, so I made an iPhone wallpaper for you to share it with me. Below, the usual frame-up job, with my iPhone for scale only.
Tentacle Deeps 34, framed art by by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Free Wallpapers, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: black paper, blue, for sale, green, iridescent, salt, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Nebula 2
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Nebula 2, abstract art by Amy Crook, $333
This piece really reminds me of a special effect on some old scifi show, a slice of space showing through the opaque curtain of some foggy white nebula. The salt sparkles on the dark blue background, and the iridescent green peeks through in the lighter patches to give it an otherworldly feel.
Nebula 2, 7″x5″ salt and watercolor on paper, $333 framed, with free shipping.
Nebula 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can really see the way the interference green peeks through the salt, only to be subsumed by the midnight blue in the deeper part of the salt pool. Below, you can see it safely tucked into a frame and ready to come live with you.
Nebula 2, framed art by Amy Crook, $333
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: blue, for sale, green, interference, salt, watercolor
Dr. Watson says: Do Not Bend
Sunday, April 22nd, 2012
John sketch by Amy Crook
This little Sharpie doodle adorned some Sherlock cards off to their new home, though by now I’ve already forgotten whose package he was on! His chin is pretty manly here, heh, but that’s how it goes when you’re writing with permanent marker on wobbly plastic.
Hope you’re having a great weekend!
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: sharpie, sherlock, sketch, watson
Sherlock & Dr Watson Shrinky Dinks
Saturday, April 21st, 2012
Sherlock, Dr. Watson and a Tentacle, Shrinky Dinks,
shrunk, by Amy Crook
I was in the mood to doodle something silly the other day, so I made these three Shrinky Dinks. Above is the “after” version, next to a quarter so you get a feel for how big they turned out. Below is the “before” version, with the very same quarter for comparison.
If you’re coveting these, the tentacle’s been claimed but you can still get John & Sherlock as donation gifts in my HALP PLS computer replacement donation drive. Because while I mostly use natural media (physical not digital things) to make art, I still need a working computer to bring the art to you.
Sherlock, Dr. Watson and a Tentacle, Shrinky Dinks, unshrunk, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: sharpie marker, sherlock, shrinky dinks, watson
Flour Sack Tentacles
Friday, April 20th, 2012
Sharpie Tentacles on a Flour Sack Dish Towel by Amy Crook
Bonus tentacles for Friday!
It should come as no surprise to anyone that I have fabric Sharpies as well as the regular kind. I bought them a few months ago, and I’ve finally acquired a package of the flour sack dish towels I like for decorating. This one’s been washed but not, obviously, ironed, and then decorated with pink and purple tentacles.
The tentacles are positioned so that they’re in the center if you fold the towel into thirds, and lay it over a towel bar, but most of the towel is still pristine for actually drying your dishes. It’s 28″ square, which is actually a bit bigger than the towels I’m used to, and the Sharpie says machine wash cold, hang dry, but I haven’t re-washed this one yet to test it.
I haven’t decided how much I’ll list these for on Etsy yet, I have seven to experiment with, but if you would like one as a donation gift instead of a Shrinky Dink, just let me know.
Speaking of which, thank you to all the lovely people who have donated or bought something from Etsy so far! I’m not going to name you darlings since I haven’t asked if I could, but just know that I really, really appreciate every one of you.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: dish towel, sharpie, tentacles
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Spiral Lakes
Thursday, April 19th, 2012
Spiral Lakes, abstract art by Amy Crook, $269
This piece is like the inverse of Spiral Islands, with the rich French Ultramarine mixed straight into the salt-saturated solution. To me it looks like a series of thermal lakes that have burst and melted through a thick layer of ice, crusted around the edges and looking down into the deep blue of the ocean, with little floes of ice still floating, sparkling on the surface.
I admit I considered painting in the white the way I did with Islands, but this arctic image came to me so I let well enough alone this time.
Spiral Lakes, 5″x7″ salt and watercolor on paper, $269 framed, with free shipping.
Spiral Lakes, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of one of the spirals. I really like the way the paint pulls away from the edges of the pool so the color is richer in the middle and fades toward the salt crystals. Below, you can see the lakes in their frame, which you could tuck into a bookshelf or decorate a wall somewhere with a bit of gorgeous blue and unexpected sparkle.
Spiral Lakes, framed art by Amy Crook, $269
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art
Tags: blue, for sale, salt, watercolor
HALP PLS
Wednesday, April 18th, 2012
Help Amy’s Laptop Purchase, Please, Lovely Supporters!
My Poor Sad Laptop
Dying laptop is dying. My current work computer is about 5.5 years old, and has had several parts replaced. New keyboard, new battery, new hard drive. And yet, it regularly has kernel panics, hangs while starting up or shutting down, and generally wants very much to be retired. I use this computer every day to do all those little things like bring you art and work for my clients and pay my bills. At this point it’s a race between me having the money to replace it, and the death rattle turning into actual forever death.
I would very much like to win this race.
Rumor has it Apple will be putting out a new line of Macbook Pros this spring sometime, and I’ll be trying to get my grabby little hands on one as soon as physically possible.
The one I have still runs Photoshop so you can see your daily art, Dear Readers, but every time it’s a little more reluctant. I’ve done all the maintenance I can (oh god, so much maintenance), but the time has come.
I have about 2/3 of the probable cost saved up (based on what they cost now), so I’m not asking for you to cover the whole thing, just to help close the gap between what I have and the computer that will last me for the next 5 years of 16-hour days and Photoshop abuse.
Thus, we have the HALP PLS fund!
What, you might ask, can you do to help? Well, Lovely and Charming Supporter, there’s a few options:
- Donate using the button above! Anyone who donates $25 or more will get a Shrinky Dink of their very own as a thank-you gift from a grateful artist. Or a hand-drawn dish towel! $40 gets you one of the pairs. But, honestly, even $1 will be a big help.
- Buy something! Peruse my Etsy shop there, and my Art shop here, and see if something suits your fancy. If you want something out of your budget, email me — we can talk about a payment plan or some other way to get the art you love into your home.
- Be a Cartoon or commission an original of your very own! Of course you can email me to talk about either of these, and the only way to commission something is to talk to me first.
An Assortment of Fine Shrinky Dinks Available for Supporter Rewards
Note: If I run low on Shrinky Dinks, I’ll just make more. I have sheets of the stuff, but I have to draw each one individually with Sharpie (or colored pencil, but you know I’m a Sharpie girl at heart), so I’m slow at filling the sheets.
Categories: Daily Art, Words Words Words
Tags: donate
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