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Icon
Thursday, June 24th, 2010
Icon, 1″x1″ etching on a 10″x4″ piece of watercolor paper
This is another tiny etching plate, which I inked using a method where the figure, who was etched deep enough to leave an impression in the paper, was inked in yellow, then the plate was wiped mostly clean and the rest of the surface was re-inked in red.
In classical art, yellow is the color of suffering, and of course in modern times we’re all about red for pain and blood. The diluted ink actually bled down the paper a little when it was run through the press, adding to the symbolism.
I actually did a whole series of crucifixion pieces during that time period, though this is definitely the smallest of the lot — the plate itself is only one inch square.
Icon, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
Tags: crucifix, etching, for sale, intaglio, red, small plates, yellow
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Ophiuchus
Monday, June 21st, 2010
Ophiuchus by Amy Crook
The second Starcycles Calendar I ever laid out was in 2001, and when Georgia asked for Ophiuchus on the cover, I decided to dive in with an oil painting. The image wrapped around the book, so the snake’s tail and field of stars were the back cover, while the figure was the main focus on the front.
Ophiuchus, 9″x12″ oil on canvas, sold.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
Tags: constellation, greek myth, nfs, oil painting, snake, starcycles
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Man Dressing
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Man Dressing 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Today’s art is an etching, which means there’s several prints, though I only have 1 of each edition below. All of my prints are hand-pulled the old-fashioned way using a printing press, whether they’re etchings or monoprints, and while I still have some of my old plates I doubt they’re in any shape to be printed from these days.
I’ve always been fascinated with our rigid ideas of gender, and the way that costumes that were considered the height of masculinity in their day (including the ruffles and corset in the image) are considered effete and downright kinky nowadays. This image was drawn with the help of a model, though we didn’t lace him fully into the corset, and uses a painstaking cross-hatched shading style that I vowed never to try again after this image. I’ve gone back to the technique now that I’m older and more patient, but it’s still one of my least-favorite methods due to the time and precision required.
Click below to see all three editions on their full pages. Don’t forget most images you can click on to see a bigger version, too.
Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
Tags: corset, etching, for sale, handmade paper, intaglio
Graveyard
Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Graveyard by Amy Crook
If you’re at all into genre fiction & television, you might want to click this one to read the headstones. I was feeling pretty silly, so there’s a bunch of silly pop culture references lurking in amongst the uneasy dead. Note the dandelion, the black cat, and of course the zombie hand bursting up out of Mr. Addams’ grave.
Graveyard, 5″x7″ pen and ink on watercolor paper.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: for sale
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