Posts Tagged ‘airship’

Advent 2016, week 1

Sunday, December 11th, 2016

2016 is almost over!

To celebrate the end of this terrible year, I’m doing one sketch every day. They’re in various media on these cheap-but-archival 5.5″x8.5″ embossed white cards. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a special sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for.

Advent 2016 day 1: Enraptured, Q/tea parody art for Kim

Advent 2016 day 1: Enraptured, Q/tea parody art for Kim, sold

Advent 2016 day 2: Revolting Spoons, for Jeff

Advent 2016 day 2: Revolting Spoons, for Jeff, sold

Advent 2016 day 3: Festive Tentacles

Advent 2016 day 3: Festive Tentacles, sold

Advent 2016 day 4: December Airship

Advent 2016 day 4: December Airship, $20

Advent 2016 day 5: Cat Love

Advent 2016 day 5: Cat Love, $10

Advent 2016 day 6: Grinch

Advent 2016 day 6: Grinch, $15

Advent 2016 day 7: Seasonal Cross-Contamination

Advent 2016 day 7: Seasonal Cross-Contamination, $25

Advent 2016 day 8: Sister Act, White Christmas parody art for CC & Dami

Advent 2016 day 8: Sister Act, White Christmas parody art for CC & Dami, $25

Advent 2016 day 9: Sherrinford the Skull

Advent 2016 day 9: Sherrinford the Skull, $20

Advent 2016 day 10: Christmas Tea for Kim

Advent 2016 day 10: Christmas Tea for Kim, sold

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Inktober 2016, Week 1

Monday, October 10th, 2016

The Floating Gallery has closed, but Inktober is very much still going! Here’s  a recap of the first week-and-a-bit of 2016’s art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for. Quite a variety!

Inktober day 1: 00Q holiday card (colors tba)

Inktober day 1: 00Q holiday card (colors tba)

Inktober day 2: red pumpkin

Inktober day 2: red pumpkin

Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)

Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)

Inktober day 4: October airship

Inktober day 4: October airship

Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington

Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington

Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat

Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat

Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks

Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks

Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade bookmark

Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade bookmark

Inktober day 9: violets bookmark

Inktober day 9: violets bookmark

Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Artship

Saturday, August 6th, 2016

Artship by Amy Crook

Artship, 7″x5″ pen & ink, watercolor, and duochrome watercolor on paper

I think it’s fair to say this is the perfect art for a fan of my work!

There’s a little hint of everything, from the secret spirals in shining duochrome paint, to the tiny fluttering paintings that make up the rudder. There’s even a warm little teacup with the purple-haired pilot riding up front.

Which detail delights you the most?

Artship, detail, by Amy Crook

Artship, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the secret spirals that only show up in just the right light. Below, the airship is drifting along in a frame, just waiting to find a home on your wall.

Artship, framed art by Amy Crook

Artship, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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Dragonfly Airship

Thursday, July 7th, 2016

Dragonfly Airship by Amy Crook

Dragonfly Airship, 7″x5″ Japanese watercolor and pen & ink on paper

This is the first of the end-of-gallery Airship series that really gelled in a beautiful, detailed way. The gorgeously patterned dragonfly wings work with the body of the ship. The windows on the body imply a fascinating sense of scale. The ornamentation hovers somewhere between the whimsy of steampunk and the sleekness of retro-futurism, with the flower-petal propeller adding the final touch of whimsy.

This painting is perfect for sparking the imagination, sending your mind on short flights of fancy to keep your day floating along peacefully.

Dragonfly Airship, detail, by Amy Crook

Dragonfly Airship, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a detail of the painted pattern, evoking without copying a firefly’s delicate wings. Below, the art is sitting in a frame, just waiting to fly off to its new home.

Dragonfly Airship, framed art by Amy Crook

Dragonfly Airship, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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