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Advent 2016, week 3
Monday, December 26th, 2016
2016 is almost over!
To celebrate the end of this terrible year, I’m doing one sketch every day. They’re in various media on these cheap-but-archival 5.5″x8.5″ embossed white cards. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a special sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for.
I’ve had the flu and then a cold for most of December, so pardon some of the bizarreness going on here. I am almost not sick at this point, but still have a bit of lingering bleh. BLEH.
Advent 2016 day 18: Lost a Bet, Sherlock parody art, sold
Advent 2016 day 19: Boromir, Lord of the Rings parody art, sold
Advent 2016 day 20: Cat Wrap, $20
Advent 2016 day 21: Snowman, $10
Advent 2016 day 22: Tomcat and Robin, $20
Advent 2016 day 23: Still Not Well, $5
Advent 2016 day 24: Santa Fuel, for Jeff, sold
Advent 2016 day 25: Ornament Rainbow, $30
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: advent 2016, bbc sherlock, boromir, brush pen, cat, christmas, copic marker, glitter gel pen, lord of the rings, parody, pen and ink, rainbow, santa claus, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, tdkr, watercolor
Advent 2016, week 2
Sunday, December 18th, 2016
2016 is almost over!
To celebrate the end of this terrible year, I’m doing one sketch every day. They’re in various media on these cheap-but-archival 5.5″x8.5″ embossed white cards. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a special sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for.
Advent 2016 day 11: Kiss my Cat, $30
Advent 2016 day 12: Minimalist TARDIS, sold
Advent 2016 day 13: Silver Ornaments, $10
Advent 2016 day 14: BODE, $5
Advent 2016 day 15: Catboy Arthur, Inception parody art, $25
Advent 2016 day 16: Croissants, $10
Advent 2016 day 17: Ghost Gifts, $5
PS – I’ve had the flu all week, so pardon the varying levels of weirdness and quality.
PPS – #BODE
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, 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: advent 2016, arthur, bode, brush and ink, cat, catboy, christmas, copic marker, doctor who, food, ghost, inception, mistletoe, pen and ink, tardis, watercolor
Advent 2016, week 1
Sunday, December 11th, 2016
2016 is almost over!
To celebrate the end of this terrible year, I’m doing one sketch every day. They’re in various media on these cheap-but-archival 5.5″x8.5″ embossed white cards. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a special sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for.
Advent 2016 day 1: Enraptured, Q/tea parody art for Kim, sold
Advent 2016 day 2: Revolting Spoons, for Jeff, sold
Advent 2016 day 3: Festive Tentacles, sold
Advent 2016 day 4: December Airship, $20
Advent 2016 day 5: Cat Love, $10
Advent 2016 day 6: Grinch, $15
Advent 2016 day 7: Seasonal Cross-Contamination, $25
Advent 2016 day 8: Sister Act, White Christmas parody art for CC & Dami, $25
Advent 2016 day 9: Sherrinford the Skull, $20
Advent 2016 day 10: Christmas Tea for Kim, sold
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: 00q, advent 2016, airship, brush and ink, cat, christmas, copic marker, fork you, glitter gel pen, grinch, kim, patreon, pen and ink, pumpkin, quartermaster, tea, watercolor, white christmas
Catnap
Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Catnap, 12″x9″ ink on Strathmore watercolor paper
If you’ve admired my sketchbook cats, this one is for you — a full-size zen kitty napping away, graceful sweeps of the brush creating a beautifully minimalist rendition of feline repose.
The larger size looks elegant in a frame, the simple black and white adding the perfect touch to any room.
The contrast between the loose stroke of the back and tail and the finer detail in the ears and face evokes the many contrasts inherent in a cat’s nature.
Catnap, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the delightful contrast between the delicate ears and swooping tail. Below, the art is in a frame, the larger size giving a lovely elegance to the charming image. This is one piece of cat art no one will call kitsch!
Catnap, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: black and white, brush and ink, cat, for sale, zen
Sea Turtle 5
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Sea Turtle 5, 6″x4″ watercolor, Primatek watercolor, and interference watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This grumpy sea turtle is giving you the side-eye as he glides through the sunlit water. He’s no more pleased about how 2016 is going than the rest of us.
The ocean is a rich blue streaked with secret shafts of sunlight that only show up at certain angles. The turtle in contrast is all of soft, natural pigments, muted and almost ghostly as he glides through his world of water and light.
This tiny painting would be perfect on a desk or in a cubicle, giving people the side eye for interrupting your work.
Sea Turtle 5, detail, by Amy Crook
The sunlight shines on the subtle interference blue paint, above, showing off the artwork’s hidden highlights. Below, this tiny painting is tucked away in a small frame, perfect for a niche, book nook, or small bit of empty wall.
Sea Turtle 5, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: interference, nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
Blood Moon 7
Monday, December 5th, 2016
Blood Moon 7, 6″x6″ ink, watercolor, and gel pen on Fluid watercolor paper
An impressive wingspan gives the bird a gorgeous silhouette against this rich, golden-red blood moon. There are subtle copper stars twinkling in the black sky, and the whole image holds the rich texture of the paper it’s painted on.
The dramatic red and black would be beautiful in a wide black frame, but even in the narrow one in the photo it really makes a statement.
Where in your life do you need wings?
Blood Moon 7, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the texture of feathers, of the surface of the moon, and the twinkle of stars out in the space beyond. Below, the small frame beautifully contains this dramatic work of art.
Blood Moon 7, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: blood moon, carrion crow, ink wash, moon, nfs, red, sold, watercolor
A Murder of Crows 3
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
A Murder of Crows 3, 6″x4″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
Blues and violets and soft lavenders glow against the rich black of the tree and crows, the sky softly textured as if with a mist that’s parted to display the shining moon in all her glory.
Nine dark crows are coming to roost in the sparse winter tree, its branches ravaged by some accident of the past, lightning or storm or some other act of man or nature.
A full moon brings clarity and insight with it, shining its light into all the branching processes of your decisions and thoughts.
A Murder of Crows 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the blue midnight sky, glowing violet moon, and deep black of the twisty tree and gathered birds. Below, it’s in a temporary frame, just waiting to fly to its new roost.
A Murder of Crows 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, crow, horizons, ink wash, moon, murder of crows, nfs, sold, tree
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