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Inktober week 3
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Week 3 is here! Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after, and finally here on Wednesdays for you to enjoy.
Day 14 – Jack-o-Lantern v2
Day 15 – ink wash flowers
Day 16 – Horace’s Bronze Feather
Day 17 – quickie bat sketch
Day 18 – Lydia from the Beetlejuice cartoon
Day 19 – Kip from Monsterkind
Day 20 – a better Bat
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Inktober week 2
Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after. I’ll round them up here weekly on Wednesdays, so enjoy week 2!
Day 7 – Miko from Prague Race
Day 8 – an experimental raven
Day 9 – Snuff the watchdog
Day 10 – leaf sketch
Day 11 – Snuff gets a Graveyard Dog friend
Day 12 – quick rose sketch
Day 13 – Inktopus
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Goldfish 2
Monday, October 12th, 2015
Goldfish 2 by Amy Crook
I posted this goldfish as a work in progress on Instagram, and through the magic of the internets I turned him into plot bunnies! He’s heading out tomorrow to his new home, and in return I have a whole rainbow of rabbits to keep me company during NaNoWriMo.
Goldfish 2, 7″x5″ watercolor and duochrome watercolor on paper.
Plot bunnies by Ann Tudor LLC
Categories: Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: duochrome, fish, goldfish, nfs, sold, watercolor
Inktober week 1
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after, but I thought I’d round them up here for my Wednesday posts for posterity.
Day 1 – Alex Benedict and a Flower Fairy
Day 2 – Jack-o-Lantern
Day 3 – Bird and Spirals
Day 4 – Catnappery
Day 5 – Untrue Love cover sketch
Day 6 – Sidney Malik from Widdershins
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Peninsula
Tuesday, October 6th, 2015
Peninsula by Amy Crook
The penultimate piece in this month’s Gallery is another in my Map series. The delicate changes from paper to watercolor become stark with black ink outlining each little eddy and fjord.
Although the paint is entirely non-shiny in this one, the nature of the sharp lines makes the land mass appear limned in a pale blue light. The granulating paint has settled into mountain ridges and smaller hills, forests and plains, creating a topography that exists only between the imagination and the page.
Where will this map take you?
Peninsula, 5″x7″ pen & ink and watercolor on watercolor paper.
Peninsula, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see some of the exquisite detail created by the texture of paper and paint, and the fine lines of pen and ink creating borders around each little shape. Below, the map sits in a frame, awaiting a new adventurer.
Peninsula, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, green, map, pen and ink, watercolor
Cuppa Calm
Monday, October 5th, 2015
Cuppa Calm by Amy Crook
This is my favourite cuppa yet! The colours are mostly mineral pigments, softly desaturated and granulating in beautiful ways. There’s a wabi-sabi quality to the cup, with its uneven glaze, that perfectly cradles the beautiful green tea.
You can imagine breathing in the steam, cradling the warmth of the cup, the texture of it against your hands. Taking another deep breath of the subtle aroma before tasting the hot tea, its flavour grassy or nutty or floral. Whatever calms you, that’s what’s waiting in this lovely, earthy cuppa.
Cuppa Calm, 7″x5″ Primatek watercolor on paper.
Cuppa Calm, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the echo of the cup’s colors in the mountain scene on the tag. Below, it waits calmly to find its perfect place in life.
Cuppa Calm, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cuppa, for sale, pen and ink, primatek, tea, watercolor
Hummingbird at Night
Sunday, October 4th, 2015
Hummingbird at Night by Amy Crook
This time of year there’s hummingbirds all over my neighborhood, and even showing up on my social media feeds. These inspirational little tiny jewels just beg to be captured, not in a cage, but on the page.
This painting features iridescent and duochrome paints on the black paper so everything shimmers and shines the way a real hummingbird does. The duochrome paints are really something, they change color depending on the angle of the light. Despite being a night scene, this piece sparkles charmingly in sunlight.
Hummingbird at Night, 6″x4″ duochrome and iridescent watercolor on Arches cover black paper.
Hummingbird at Night, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sparkle in the Hummingbird’s breast and the loose brushstrokes that shape the leaves. Below, this tiny gem is nestled into a frame, waiting to brighten up your life.
Hummingbird at Night, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: black paper, duochrome, hummingbird, iridescent, nfs, sold, watercolor
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