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Plague Doctor Who
Thursday, February 18th, 2016
Plague Doctor Who, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
One day, I sat at my art table and made a list of all the commissions I have pending, because I’d like to re-open the queue someday and that means finishing the art already owing. Then, I drew this instead, which nobody asked for. Because reasons.*
Of all the Doctors I’ve watched, Eleven seemed the likeliest to wear a plague mask, and also the easiest to tell apart from the others with subtle costume cues. And by subtle, I mean the fez.
Also, plague masks are cool.
*pun reasons
Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: copic marker, doctor who, eleventh doctor, for sale, pen and ink, plague doctor, tardis
Three for a Girl
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Three for a Girl, 6″x6″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
A third installment to one of my favorite series of last year, Three for a Girl continues the Counting Crows theme with another eerie tree and ghostly figure.
The titular girl is almost lost in the mists, fog drifting through and obscuring everything but the tree and its trio of visitors.
Three for a Girl, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see how the off-black paint granulates into beautifully textured mist, pigment pooling in the hollows of the watercolor paper. Below, the painting is waiting in a frame, a season and a mood in one small, eerie package.
Three for a Girl, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bloodstone, counting crows, crow, nfs, sold, tree, watercolor
January Patreon Sketches
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
My wonderful supporters on Patreon get the option to request sketches at the $5 and $10 level (color!), and this month I got 4 requests.
Abandoned Book for Kim, who was feeling melancholy
Death Does Netflix & Chill, for Jeff, who wanted to see Death on holiday
Favorite Treats, for Blaine who wanted my favorite food (I cheated)
Exes and Ghosts, for Molly who asked for musical and got an earworm
PS – If you’ve been curious about my writing, the little G-rated “how they met” short Untrue Love is on sale this week — for free!
This story shows us Alex’s first case, when he was an insufferable little university student instead of an insufferable adult. He meets Agent Murielle Lapointe, with whom he’s still working years later in the novels, and they work together to catch a killer.
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Words Words Words, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: copic marker, kim, nfs, patreon, pen and ink, sketch, watercolor
Morning Kiss
Tuesday, January 19th, 2016
Morning Kiss, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
A lovely patron asked me to do a number of commissions for her, and this one got moved to the top of the pile in order to make it available as a Valentine!
She wanted a sweet morning moment, of Bond is just his pj bottoms and Q in cute sleep shorts, with James bringing his Quartermaster his first cup of Earl Grey. And, of course, giving him a kiss on the cheek.
Cutie pies.
Morning Kiss 00Q Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 00q, commission, copic marker, etsy, james bond, kim, nfs, pen and ink, q, sold, valentine
Candles Make it More Romantic
Thursday, January 14th, 2016
Candles Make it More Romantic, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
When Sherlock finally decided to go all-out for John and put candles on the table, he really put candles on the table. He starts to say, “I might have gone a bit…” but John interrupts with, “Angelo was right, Candles do make the table more romantic.”
A wonderful card for a Valentine or year round to show how nice it is to be loved just as you are.
Sherlock Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: commission, copic marker, etsy, john watson, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold, valentine, watson
Ghost
Tuesday, December 8th, 2015
Ghost by Amy Crook
What haunts you?
The inspiration from this image came from dozens of images of ghosts over many years. The faces pushing through the wall in Frighteners. Photographs of sheets with a vague sense of a human underneath that clearly show there is no one. The classic Halloween costume of a sheet with eye holes.
This ink is a beautiful pale grey with ghostly lavender undertones that worked perfectly to created the subtle shadows in this piece. Is it just a bunch of shapes, or is there really a face? Is that shadows against a wall, or is it really reaching out for you?
Ghost, 5″x7″ ink wash on paper.
Ghost, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the detail of his serious, ghostly face. Below, he’s trapped in a frame, just waiting to spook up the right house.
Ghost, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: boo, for sale, ghost, ink wash, j herbin
Tree Trimming
Monday, October 19th, 2015
Tree Trimming, a Cthulhu comic by Amy Crook
Cthulhu is getting into the holiday spirit a little early this year! He’s trimming his tree with his favorite decoration, cultists. Even the tree is enjoying its little holiday snack, er, decor.
The greeting card will bring just the right holiday cheer to the right person — a fan of horror, especially the Lovecraftian sort, with a good sense of humor.
Tree Trimming, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Tree Trimming, a Cthulhu holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: christmas, copic marker, cthulhu, cultists, etsy, for sale, pen and ink
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