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Gee, Thanks

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Gee, Thanks, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Gee, Thanks, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Everyone in a certain corner of the internet knows that John Watson and this horrible kitten sweater were meant for each other, creepy staring blue doll eyes and all. Sherlock, on the other hand, disagrees. But then, he would.

Gee, Thanks, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold). But you can get them on a thank you card at Etsy!

Gee, Thanks, detail, by Amy Crook

Gee, Thanks, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the horrible sweater up close. Staring at you. Always staring.

Below, you can see the card all printed out and ready to horrify your loved ones!

Sherlock Thank You card by Amy Crook on Etsy

Sherlock Thank You card by Amy Crook on Etsy

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Tentacle Deeps 48

Tuesday, April 30th, 2013

Tentacle Deeps 48 by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 48 by Amy Crook

It’s Tentacle Tuesday and this one’s an octopus! Appropriate for 48, I suppose, that I’d break the “odd numbers look better” rule and go for 8 sucker-laden arms waving in the murky water. The background is an odd duochrome paint that goes from rusty orange to a very bright green, the tentacles are a translucent dark purple, and the suckers are a gunmetal silver color called “iridescent moonstone.”

Tentacle Deeps 48, 4″x6″ duochrome, iridescent and normal watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.

Tentacle Deeps 48, detail, by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 48, detail, by Amy Crook

Above you can see the green shining up through the purple where it catches the light. Below, I’ve tucked it into a frame and let it hang out with my rather bored plushie — I think the orange one’s just jealous because it only has 5 arms.

Tentacle Deeps 48, framed art by Amy Crook

Tentacle Deeps 48, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
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No Resemblance

Monday, April 29th, 2013

No Resemblance, a Spock & Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, a Spock & Sherlock comic
by Amy Crook

This little comic was suggested to me on Twitter back in November, and it’s taken me this long to get around to drawing it. The two tall, slender, logical, dark-haired men don’t see any resemblance, but I’m guessing you do.

Random artist trivia: normally I’m very good at spelling, but I have some sort of mental block with the a in “resemblance,” and keep spelling it with all ‘e’s and having to fix it, including in the pencils for the comic. Good thing I decided to spell check myself!

No Resemblance, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold).

No Resemblance, detail, by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see how I’ve given them very similar features, down to the hair color and eyebrow lift. Below, I’ve tucked them into a frame with Sherlock’s skull, which I’m sure Spock would find fascinating.

No Resemblance, framed art by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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Not Your Housekeeper

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Not Your Housekeeper, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Not Your Housekeeper, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

The Other Amy is a wonderful customer of my Etsy shop, and she wrote me a little note to see if I was going to make a Mrs. Hudson card for Mother’s day. I hadn’t been planning to, but I thought her idea was so cute I drew it up! There’s going to be a matching card for Father’s Day with our favorite detective inspector, so watch out for that next week.

Not Your Housekeeper, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold).

Not Your Housekeeper greeting card by Amy Crook

Not Your Housekeeper greeting card by Amy Crook

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Tea With Dori

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

Tea With Dori, fan art for The Hobbit by Amy Crook

Tea With Dori, fan art for The Hobbit by Amy Crook

It’s another dwarf! Yes, I have every intention of drawing all 13 of them, eventually. Dori took approximately forever with his fancy hair and beard and all that, but I’m happy with the results. And of course, there’s a doily.

Tea With Dori, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Tea With Dori, detail, by Amy Crook

Tea With Dori, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the ridiculously complex hair & beard stylings of Dori the dwarf. Below, he’s hanging out in a frame, waiting to come home and share tea with you.

Tea With Dori, framed art by Amy Crook

Tea With Dori, framed art by Amy Crook

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Tentacle Spiral 5

Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Tentacle Spiral 5 by Amy Crook

Tentacle Spiral 5 by Amy Crook

These tentacles are reaching out to you through an iridescent purple mist. I’m not sure what their plan is if they get a hold of you, but best make sure there’s a nice pane of glass on the frame, just in case.

Tentacle Spiral 5, 6″x4″ watercolor, iridescent watercolor and salt water on Fluid watercolor paper.

Tentacle Spiral 5, detail, by Amy Crook

Tentacle Spiral 5, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the light changing the mist from lavender to shimmery blue. Below, you can see the tentacles in a frame, trying to get to my iPhone to make a call, presumably to Cthulhu.

Tentacle Spiral 5, framed art by Amy Crook

Tentacle Spiral 5, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books
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Gibbous Moon

Monday, April 22nd, 2013

Gibbous Moon, watercolor by Amy Crook

Gibbous Moon, watercolor by Amy Crook

It’s Earth Day, so of course I contrarily have a moon for you. Curling silvery mist wreaths upward, trying to reach the moon that’s a lot farther away than it looks, while blue stars shimmer in the far distance. The moon itself is just a little warm and golden, with the color bleeding strangely into the dark, making you wonder just what’s going on up there. Eerily beautiful.

Gibbous Moon, 7″x5″ watercolor and iridescent watercolor on Arches cover black paper.

Gibbous Moon, detail 1, by Amy Crook

Gibbous Moon, detail 1, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the moon itself, warm and slightly sinister where it floats in the middle distance. Below, a few curls of iridescent mist swim into your view.

Gibbous Moon, detail 2, by Amy Crook

Gibbous Moon, detail 2, by Amy Crook

And finally, you can see it slipped into a frame and hanging out on my writing desk with my iPhone, so you can see how it looks in the wild.

Gibbous Moon, framed art by Amy Crook

Gibbous Moon, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
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