Archive for the ‘Sea Creatures and Other Animals’ Category
Never to Be Told
Friday, July 8th, 2016
Never to Be Told, 6″x6″ pen & ink and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
The dull orange glow coming off this rusted, smoking ruin is a lovely, warm color that somehow still embodies the apocalyptic feel of it. It’s a color you only see in the sky when things have not gone according to plan.
The crows circling above the city are the final harbingers of doom, that sign that civilization has left and there’s nothing left but whatever the crows can pick over.
It sounds like the start of a fascinating story, doesn’t it?
Never to Be Told, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a single bird circling above the ruins, blackened beams and smoke-smudged skies. Below, this mournful scene is framed for posterity, waiting to spark new tales and inspire post-apocalyptic ideas.
Never to Be Told, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: city, for sale, horizons, pen and ink, primatek, ruins, watercolor
Tea Shelf
Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
Tea Shelf, 8″x4″ pencil and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Cup, cup, cat, cup, cup, tin.
Whimsy and tea, what more could you want? This delightful little watercolor shows a shelf of goodies, from a beautiful celadon teacup and saucer to a cheerfully antisocial mug. The gloved “hands” that hold up the shelf add to the delight, especially with a wee mouse sleeping happily in one of them. The sleeping-cat figurine might be my favorite part.
What’s yours?
Tea Shelf, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the mug that I really do need to get made, and the adorable sly grey kitty figurine next to it. Below, the piece is in its temporary frame, showing off before it gets whisked away to its new home.
Tea Shelf, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: nfs, sold, tea, watercolor
Slyboots
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
Slyboots: an engagingly sly or mischievous person,
7″x5″ brush pen & ink on paper
Slyboots is one of those words that just needed a cat. I also have several fandom ideas for it, so we might see it again at another point in the year — maybe November can be a Greatest Hits month where I do different versions of words I’ve already done while the rest of my brain is busy with NaNoWriMo.
Do you have a slyboots in your life?
Categories: Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, cat, pen and ink, word art, word art weds
Kea
Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Kea, 5″x5″ Japanese watercolor on Arches cover white paper
Kea are a type of parrot native to New Zealand, and they’re mischievous little jerkfaces. There’s a great video of them online basically destroying a police car, digging all the sealant out of the crevices around the windows and doors and causing all kinds of trouble. So, of course, I had to paint one! This was a (belated) birthday gift for my NZ friend, Caroline, who assures me that their reputation as jerks is well-deserved.
They have mossy grey-green plumage on the outside that makes excellent camouflage, but under their wings and tails there’s this gorgeous gold and orange with the darker green barring that’s just amazing.
Categories: Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: japanese watercolor, kea, nfs, watercolor
Cloud Skimming 2
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Cloud Skimming 2, 6″x6″ Primatek and duochrome watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Believe it or not, the beautiful blue-to-gold shimmering paint in these clouds is the same one that provides the gorgeous green in Marble Pathways. The angle and quality of light combines with the paint below to give it a range of beautiful shining colors.
The three crows skim the clouds above and below with their dark wings, stirring the pale mist with their black feathers. The sun glows in the sky behind them, bringing violet dusk as it leaves in a fiery display of light.
Cloud Skimming 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the gold-to-blue color shift in the shimmering clouds. Below, those same shining spirals have almost vanished as the frame is angled away from the sun.
Cloud Skimming 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: crow, duochrome, nfs, primatek, sold, spirals, watercolor
Ninja Pets
Thursday, May 19th, 2016
Ninja Pets, 7″x5″ pen & ink on paper
Does your cat do this? I will be working away (or goofing off mightily) and suddenly find that there is a cat in my lap and I’m petting it. Belladonna’s sneakier than Pod most of the time, but they both do it. My question is always, wait, when did this happen?
Categories: People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cat, comic, pen and ink
Oh, the Huge Manatee!
Sunday, May 8th, 2016
Oh, the Huge Manatee!, 8″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
This blobbily manatee is utterly unimpressed with the pun accompanying it, but still quite adorable. It looms in a friendly fashion, chilling in its spotlight.
You could hang this up anywhere you wanted a smile — a child’s room, an office space, or somewhere you do creative work. The paint is a muted mix of teal and granulated black that will add a touch of watery coolness to your space.
Oh, the Huge Manatee!, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see this manatee’s adorable little face, and below you can enjoy how handsome it is swimming in its frame.
Oh, the Huge Manatee!, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, manatee, pun, watercolor
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