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Conversation Arts week 4
Monday, February 29th, 2016
February is almost over, and these are the last of the conversation heart sketches. I went through and isolated all of the prompts I’d not yet drawn (but still pulled them at random each day), and that took me exactly through the end of the month. Yay!
Conversation Arts 22: Date Night – $45
I get a bit Genghis Khan. Also known as the most adorkable music video ever.
Conversation Arts 23: Sweet Stuff – $25
This sketchy art is perfect for the Mad Hatter’s sketchy personality – but at least he’s got sweet treats for us.
Conversation Arts 24: Ooh La La – sold
I’ve had umbrellas on my mind, and Sherlock wanted to show off his.
Conversation Arts 25: Be Happy – $45
What better to be happy about than a Pooh Bear and his very best Piglet?
Conversation Arts 26: Real Love – $10
Giving up the last slice of pizza: now that’s real love.
Conversation Arts 27: BFF – $10
Getting my obscure fandom on, but my BFF knows the score.
Conversation Arts 28: I Love You – sold
This dragon loooooves tea. Tea is life. Mmmmcaffeine.
Conversation Arts 29: Wicked Cool – $45
Roxy as promised, bringing us the Leap Day goodness in her pinstripe Kingsman suit.
Next month…
I’m going to try a regular Wednesday thing instead of daily art, to see if I can keep from driving myself batty. Come watch me on Periscope!
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: conversation arts, copic marker, dragon, february, genghis khan, kingsman, mad hatter, pen and ink, piglet, pizza, sherlock, sketch, snuff, tea, winnie the pooh, zelazny
Conversation Arts week 3
Monday, February 22nd, 2016
I have had the flu all week! The blue ones are less awful-tasting when you can’t smell, but still pretty bad. Most of these have no color, because it’s hard to color when you’re coughing and sneezing and pathetic. I’m not dead yet, though! I’m feeling better! Anyway, the whims of fate and candy have brought these seven new sketches.
Conversation Arts 15: Wink Wink – $10
I admit, I googled bad Star Trek pick-up lines and picked my favorite for Kirk. Cheeky bugger.
Conversation Arts 16: Melt My <3 2 – $10
Kitties are the perfect way to melt anyone’s frozen heart, even Anna’s.
Conversation Arts 17: Be Mine 2 – sold
I still haven’t had any proper tea this week. Herbal, yes, but I miss my Earl Grey!
Conversation Arts 18: Hold Hands – sold
If you haven’t seen Galavant then I’m very sad for you. But I still super believe in Tad Cooper.
Conversation Arts 19: Sweet Pea – $10
Ahaha I was so sick when I did this, but I still find it hilarious. Especially the judicious use of glitter gel pen.
Thorin + Arkenstone = OTP.
Conversation Arts 20: Sweet Talk – $45 (colored)
It’s up to you who’s on the other end of the comm there. Kingsman is one of those movies I adore despite the parts I hate (ugh FPS violence), and rewatching it while sick totally renewed all my crushes.
Conversation Arts 21: True Blue – $45
Stitch good.
Ohana means family. And family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten.
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: conversation arts, copic marker, disney, february, frozen, galavant, i super believe in tad cooper, kingsman, kirk, lilo and stitch, merlin, parody, pen and ink, sketch, star trek, tea, the hobbit, thorin
Conversation Arts week 2
Monday, February 15th, 2016
Another week, another set of candy hearts! I’ve eaten every one of these after finishing the sketch, and let me tell you, blue is not good. But it means the weird repeats are all natural, as it were! The whims of fate and candy have brought seven more sketches.
Conversation Arts 8: True Love – sold
Castiel + Dean = a complete inability to communicate like adults. But also love.
Conversation Arts 9: 🙂 – $10
If you’ve ever played Settlers of Catan, you have heard this joke before.
Conversation Arts 10: True Love 2 – $25
I admit it, I am addicted to Neko Atsume. Peaches really loves the sakuramochi cushion, when she can get her paws on it.
Conversation Arts 11: Melt My <3 – sold
One of my Patreon patrons asked for February rain for her sketch, and I ended up with this sweet bit of sadness.
Conversation Arts 12: Be Mine – $10
Sleep deprivation + Periscope encouragement = bee puns.
Conversation Arts 13: Let’s Kiss – $45
Apparently I really want to draw Q this month, so this time I matched him up with an orange tabby. Because kitten kisses are the best kisses.
Conversation Arts 14: Best Day 2 – $45
“Q, why did you want to come to the beach if you’re not going to swim?”
“I’ve got exactly what I want, James, don’t you worry.”
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: 007, bee, cat, conversation arts, copic marker, destiel, february, james bond, kim, neko atsume, patreon, pen and ink, q, settlers of catan, sketch, supernatural
Conversation Arts week 1
Monday, February 8th, 2016
After recovering from the foolishness of doing a daily sketch project and NaNoWriMo in a single month (my advice: don’t do that), I felt ready to tackle the month of love and sarcasm! I bought a bag of large conversation hearts, and have been choosing (and eating) one out of the bag every day. The whims of fate and candy have brought you these seven sketches.
Conversation Arts 1: Cutie Pie – $10
Q + tech = qt3.14.
Conversation Arts 2: On Fleek – $25
This gorgeous kitty’s tail is on fleek.
Conversation Arts 3: Best Day – $25
Snacks, personal space, and something exploding? The Twelfth Doctor’s best day.
Conversation Arts 4: XOXO – $25
Lorelai Gilmore + coffee = OTP.
Conversation Arts 5: My Love – sold
Sherlock + skull = love beyond death. Or at least after.
Conversation Arts 6: Soul Mate – $10
Ron & Hermione, he’s smug and she’s not so sure about this soulmates thing.
Conversation Arts 7: Marry Me – $25
Who could say no to a proposal like that?
Categories: Daily Art, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: 007, cat, conversation arts, copic marker, doctor who, february, gilmore girls, Harry Potter, james bond, pen and ink, q, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sketch, twelfth doctor
Bees 2
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2016
Bees 2, 7″x5″ pen & ink and ink wash on paper
More bees!
The rich amber ink is the same, but there’s smaller honeycomb and smaller bees. More and busier bees, buzzing about making honey or whatever it is that bees do when they’re not out getting pollen.
Bees 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the lovely texture of brush strokes, art paper, and ink wash all together in rich, honeyed detail. Below, the bees are in a frame, just as honeycomb should be!
Bees 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bees, for sale, ink wash, j herbin ink, pen and ink
Rainy City
Tuesday, February 2nd, 2016
Rainy City, 10″x8″ Japanese watercolor and iridescent watercolor on Arches cover black paper
This painting has been months in the making, from the first fall of rain to the test city bookmark to the painstaking buildings themselves. A dark, nighttime echo of the Jade City, more than one person has described the cloud-shapes above as looming figures.
Intricately detailed buildings of jade seem almost translucent beneath the color-shifting sky. The rainy grey becomes blue and violet at certain angles, adding to the mysterious, otherworldly feel.
Rainy City, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the wash of violet in the shining rain, above the gorgeous jade green city. Below, it’s been trapped in a frame like a view out an alien window, just waiting to grace your walls.
Rainy City, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: city, duochrome, iridescent, japanese watercolor, nfs, sold, watercolor
A Little Cuttle
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
A Little Cuttle, 7″x8″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
How about a little cuttle? Cuttlefish, that is. This punny cephalopod has heart eyes just for you!
Give the Valentine to someone you adore, or simply can’t wait to get your tentacles around.
A Little Cuttle Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cephalopod, copic marker, cuttlefish, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, tentacles
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