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Harvest Moon 3
Saturday, November 5th, 2016
Harvest Moon 3, 6″x6″ ink wash and gel pen on Fluid watercolor paper
Remember, remember, the fifth of November — happy Guy Fawkes Day, Brits! Don’t forget to check your bonfire for hedgehogs and Watsons (same thing, really).
This ink painting uses a gorgeous wash of honey-gold to create a lush harvest moon, and then a deep, opaque black for the sky and silhouetted crow flying across the moon. There are slightly shimmery copper stars in the vast blackness of the sky adding a touch of life to the dramatic image.
There is a beautiful sense of movement as the crow glides across the moon, not quite centered but wonderfully detailed despite being a single color of deep black.
This golden harvest moon will add a bit of mystery to its new home.
Harvest Moon 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see all the lovely pinfeathers in silhouette against the orange moon. Below, the piece is stunning in its frame.
Harvest Moon, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: crow, harvest moon, ink wash, moon, nfs, sold
Inktober 2016, Week 4
Monday, October 31st, 2016
Inktober is complete! I caught a mild cold or allergy attack or something, but I managed to power through thanks to some huge mugs of strong tea and a couple of hot toddies. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, some of them will show up in the Floating Gallery tomorrow, and some of them are already spoken for.
Inktober day 24: Growth 7
Inktober day 25: A Murder of Crows 3 (sold)
Inktober day 26: ridiculous haunted Haunter
Inktober day 27: Harvest Moon 3 (sold)
Inktober day 28: Twelfth Doctor holiday card design
Inktober day 29: Rimmer and Lister from Red Dwarf arguing about Pokemon, for Jeff
Inktober day 30: bookmark of autumnal goodness
Inktober day 31: Twelfth Doctor “Time Ends” for Ian
(almost) ALL the things! Missing days 18 & 21, which are elsewhere. Surprisingly few lame sketchy days overall!
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: brush pen, christmas, copic marker, crow, doctor who, growth, horizons, ink wash, inktober, pen and ink, pokemon, red dwarf, twelfth doctor
London Fog
Friday, October 28th, 2016
London Fog, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper,
James Bond parody art by Amy Crook
A London Fog is an Earl Grey tea latte with a bit of vanilla syrup, creamy and sweet and fragrant and oh so good on an autumn day. Q’s assistant brought him this one, and he’s got a matching tea-patterned sweater to go with it, because tea is love.
You can get this silly ode to tea as a card in my Etsy shop, or support me on Patreon and request art like this for your very own!
Q Loves Tea greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: 00q, commission, copic marker, etsy, nfs, patreon, pen and ink, quartermaster, sold
Inktober 2016, Week 3
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Three Inktober weeks down, one to go! It was another week full of Grand Days Out, so there’s a lot of easy stuff and a bit of more complex ink art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for.
Inktober day 17: autumn leaves for Kim
Inktober day 18: X-Men comic cover for Dami (and also a silly local cover contest)
Inktober day 19: Cat Butt Zen
Inktober day 20: Headache Fish
Inktober day 21: TARDIS with a cat flap for Eric
Inktober day 22: Rainy Day Forest for Molly
Inktober day 23: Sherlock holiday card design
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bbc sherlock, brush and ink, cat, doctor who, fish, inktober, leaves, patreon, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, tardis, tree, x-men
Inktober 2016, Week 2
Monday, October 17th, 2016
Inktober continues apace! It’s a busy week, so there’s some easy stuff and some more complex ink art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for. There’s even a couple of things destined for November’s Floating Gallery. Quite a variety!
Inktober day 10: Q in a tea jumper having a London Fog (with bonus Andy), for Kim
Inktober day 11: Birthday Cuteness for CC
Inktober day 12: Spooky shrouded ghost
Inktober day 13: Pink Sunset
Inktober day 14: Twelfth Doctor for Kim
Inktober day 15: Sleeping Kitty bookmark
Inktober day 16: Shadow City
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: 00q, bookmark, brush and ink, cat, city, doctor who, ghost, horizons, inktober, kim, moon, pen and ink, quartermaster, tree, twelfth doctor
Inktober 2016, Week 1
Monday, October 10th, 2016
The Floating Gallery has closed, but Inktober is very much still going! Here’s a recap of the first week-and-a-bit of 2016’s art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for. Quite a variety!
Inktober day 1: 00Q holiday card (colors tba)
Inktober day 2: red pumpkin
Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)
Inktober day 4: October airship
Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington
Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat
Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks
Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade bookmark
Inktober day 9: violets bookmark
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: 00q, airship, basement cat, brush and ink, cat, copic marker, doctor who, halloween, ink wash, inktober, kim, lestrade, nightmare before christmas, patreon, pen and ink, pumpkin
Bees 3
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Bees 3, 6″x6″ pencil, brush & ink, watercolor, and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
It’s been almost a year since the first bees buzzed over during Inktober.
This trio of bees are painted in a beautiful gold-infused grey ink, and paired with a paint made of real bronzite mineral that has its own subtle sparkle. The deep honey-gold evokes an unfiltered local honey, full of flavor and goodness.
Bees 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of the uppermost bee, with the gold in the linework catching the sunlight along its body. Below, the bees are buzzing around their frame like they’re at home in a hive box.
Bees 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bees, brush and ink, for sale, j herbin ink, pen and ink, primatek, watercolor
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