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Sharing Warmth
Saturday, December 15th, 2012
Sharing Warmth, Sherlock fan art by Amy Crook
I sent a Moo card with the main image on it to one of my Sherlock bookmark buyers, and she said she’d never seen it, and sure enough, I’d never posted it. Oops! It’s nicely seasonal now, anyway, with Jack Frost nipping at all sorts of things all over the hemisphere. I really think Sherlock makes it, though, forever interrupting with his own importance.
Sharing Warmth, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, john watson, lestrade, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
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Christmas Cupboard
Saturday, December 8th, 2012
Christmas Cupboard, Harry Potter fan art by Amy Crook
When I was doing holiday card art this year, I had to do one for Harry Potter, too. He’s got a rather tentacular Christmas tree, but he’s never let things being a bit spooky stop him from enjoying his holidays.
Just remember, the cupboard under the stairs is only for hiding Christmas presents, not little boys.
Christmas Cupboard, 2 – 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.
I’m happy to write something on the blank space of the cupboard image if you’d like, or you can keep them as is in their frame for a very Potter sort of Christmas.
Christmas Cupboard, framed art by Amy Crook
(price includes both pieces of art in a double frame)
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: christmas, copic marker, for sale, Harry Potter, pen and ink
221b Becomes Tattoos
Wednesday, December 5th, 2012
Baker Street Tinies: B is for Baker Street, exterior, by Amy Crook
Baker Street Tinies: B is for Baker Street, interior, by Amy Crook
Remember these? The wonderful Nicole & Mo wanted a pair of tattoo designs that were part Sherlock, part Holmes, and part Edward Gorey. They took my artwork to their tattoo artist, who promptly told them “no,” hah! I guess I should’ve used bigger pens.
They each got to choose one section to fit on their arms for the final tattoos, which you can see below.
Baker Street Tinies tattoos, design by Amy Crook
Nicole, left, has an eerie outside view of 221b Baker Street on her forearm. She had it drawn as it might look if it were a single townhouse instead of part of the larger building, and also transported to a rather spookier version of London. Mo, on the right, got the fireplace at 221b as her tattoo, minus the intricate wallpaper. We moved the skull from another wall to join the skull on the mantel, but otherwise hers is more faithful to Sherlock‘s actual set.
I really love the way their tattoo artist interpreted my delicate linework into her own art form, preserving as much of the detail as possible while keeping the designs clear and clean so they’d age well.
But the best part is that the tattoos went to London! Nicole sent me the best photo, below, of her tattoo outside the building they actually used for 221b Baker Street in the show. Sadly the Sherlock set wasn’t hiding inside for Mo to get a photo of hers. Wouldn’t that be something awesome?
Tattoos go to London!
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Words Words Words
Tags: 221b baker street, all rights reserved, baker street tinies, commission, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, tattoos, words
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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
The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 6 of 6
Sunday, November 25th, 2012
The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 6 of 6, comic by Amy Crook
If there’s one thing in the world the Holmes brothers can agree on, it’s that John’s fashion sense is a sartorial crime. I couldn’t imagine doing these comics without John making at least an appearance, and it felt appropriate for his awful brown suit from The Great Game to be the source of a single moment of brotherly accord. And an excellent note on which to end the series!
If you’d like, you can read them all over again here. Or, get your very own prints here in the Sherlock section of my Etsy shop. My wonderful patron, Caroline, commissioned the originals, but she’s willing to share!
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all rights reserved, brothers holmes comic, commission, etsy, mycroft holmes, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 5 of 6
Saturday, November 24th, 2012
The Brothers Holmes: The Later Years, part 5 of 6, comic by Amy Crook
Sherlock has been looking for a new flat when we first see him in the show. Here we can see how he got himself kicked out of his flat on Montague Street in the first place. I’m not sure what that slime is creeping down the stairs, but I’m certain it counts as more than a minor disagreement. And those trousers are ruined.
These comics were commissioned by the wonderful Caroline, but you can get your very own prints here in the Sherlock section of my Etsy shop.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all rights reserved, brothers holmes comic, commission, etsy, mycroft holmes, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes
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