Archive for the ‘Whimsical and Strange’ Category
Weeble Wednesday: Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010
Nyarlathotep Weeble by Amy Crook
Adding another weeble to my depictions of the mythos of HP Lovecraft, I give you Nyarlathotep. He appears at least twice as a handsome, charismatic Pharaoh gathering armies for the Great Old Ones. He’s also known as the Crawling Chaos, and he shows up in a few other, less palatable forms, in other stories. I had fun drawing his creepy-crawly shadow, not to mention the sneaky monsterified details on his otherwise traditional costume.
Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, 5″x7″ pen, ink and Copic marker on paper.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, copic marker, for sale, lovecraft, monster, pen and ink, tentacles, weeble
Friendly Card Game
Sunday, September 5th, 2010
Friendly Card Game by Amy Crook
I feel as though this should be renamed “Myths Playing Poker,” except neither one is really a specific mythical creature. I’m thinking of doing this up as a watercolor, but we’ll see how much motivation actually occurs. I do have another watercolor to work on, though, so it’s got a chance.
Edit: Got the watercolor done, you can see it here.
I drew this the other day when I was at a cafe with a friend, it was nice to have nothing else to do, because it encouraged me to make the piece much more finished and add a lot of detail rather than just doodle up a quick sketch.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: nfs, pencil, sketch
Monster in Daisies
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Monster in Daisies by Amy Crook
I drew this little guy because I wanted to remind myself that my internal voices, what Havi Brooks calls Monsters, just want to take care of me. And that sometimes, those monsters are a lot smaller than their voices sound. This miniature monster just wants to be friends, and make sure we can all just get along. He’s even got flowers!
Monster in Daisies, 5″x7″ copic markers on watercolor paper. Buy Him on a Card at Etsy!
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cartoon, copic marker, etsy, monster, pen and ink
Vampire Pumpkin
Sunday, August 15th, 2010
Vampire Pumpkin by Amy Crook
A continuation of last week’s Twitter suggestion from @etherjammer, I give you a cute little vampire pumpkin. I am tempted to refine this into some kind of motif or dingbat, he’s just so adorable.
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: fruit, nfs, pencil, sketch, vampire
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Snape
Sunday, August 1st, 2010
Snape by Amy Crook
To go with yesterday’s botched Potions lesson, here’s a very stylized drawing of Professor Snape to go with it. The lightning bolt is from a very silly little Harry Potter stamp kit, and the rest is pen and ink.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cartoon, Harry Potter, nfs, pen and ink
Sugarbutt the Fairy
Saturday, July 17th, 2010
Sugarbutt the Fairy by Amy Crook
One of my shameful addictions is the Facebook game Fairyland. When I first started playing I named my Fairy “Sugarbutt” and after a few months I decided to draw up a portrait of him, complete with rosy cheeks and flower cap. I guess he lost his leafy clothing right before the portrait, oops?
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cartoon, copic marker, nfs, pen and ink, photoshop
Headless Bunny
Monday, July 12th, 2010
Headless Bunny by Amy Crook
He’s a little like a headless horseman, only cuter. Sorry it’s late — busy week!
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bunny, nfs, pencil, sketch
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