Posts Tagged ‘black paper’
Tentacle Deeps 45
Tuesday, December 11th, 2012
Tentacle Deeps 45 by Amy Crook
I wanted to see what the lovely bronze-green paint from last week’s tentacles would look like on a dark background, and this time it was the green that shone through, and the bronze color can only be seen at certain angles. Actually these tentacles are a bit ectoplasmic to me, Ghostly and half absorbed in each other where they touch, as though reaching up from a pool of ooze to try to catch whatever lies tantalizingly out of reach.
Tentacle Deeps 45, 6″x4″ duochrome watercolor on Arches cover black paper with white gel pen signature.
Tentacle Deeps 45, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the color gamut from green to bronze, and the shift between them as the paper falls away from the sunlight. Below, I’ve slipped the piece into a frame, so you can see how it would look sitting on your desk.
Tentacle Deeps 45, framed art by Amy Crook
(iPhone not included)
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: black paper, duochrome, for sale, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Fairytale Sky 3
Monday, December 3rd, 2012
Fairytale Sky 3 by Amy Crook
Having already seen Fairytale Sky 4, you might wonder what happened to 3. Well, it was a gift for a friend and it had to make it all the way to Mongolia! I chose a paint called “Duochrome Tropical Sunrise,” which switches between warm golden and bright green tones, and painted a slender crescent moon to go with the spirally clouds.
Fairytale Sky 3, 5″x5″ watercolor on paper, nfs.
Fairytale Sky 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the warm coppery-gold color the paint turns at a certain angles. Below, you can see what it looks like in the frame that kept it safe all the way to Ulaanbaatar.
Fairytale Sky 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: black paper, fairytale sky, iridescent, moon, nfs, watercolor
Fairytale Sky Bookmark 2
Monday, November 26th, 2012
Fairytale Sky
Bookmark 2
by Amy Crook
It’s Bookmark Week again, the last one for the year! I think that a bookmark-sized piece of original art makes a wonderful holiday gift idea or stocking stuffer, don’t you?
We’ll start the week off with a sliver of a moon hiding half out of sight, with swirling, iridescent mist curling through the black sky. The mist is a color called “duochrome hibiscus” which wavers between a violet-ish blue and fuchsia, and definitely took on the bluer tone here.
Fairytale Sky Bookmark 2, 1″x6″ watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Fairytale Sky Bookmark 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a bit of the pink sheen on the cloud, and the tiny embedded sparkles as well. Below, you can see the bookmark with a fairly standard hardcover book for size.
Fairytale Sky Bookmark 2, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, bookmark, fairytale sky, iridescent, nfs, sold, watercolor
Fairytale Sky 4
Monday, October 29th, 2012
Fairytale Sky 4 by Amy Crook
I have to admit, this particular version of the moon and clouds is done to my very own color preferences, so it’s one of my favorites. There’s a hint of periwinkle in the curve of the huge horned moon, and the clouds are a soft, wispy mix of iridescent blue, interference purple and soft white. The silver stars are smudgy and twinkling on the black paper background, and the whole piece has the feeling of a magic in the air.
Fairytale Sky 4, 5″x5″ Japanese watercolor and duochrome watercolor on Arches cover black paper.
Fairytale Sky 4, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the interplay of blue and purple in the shimmery clouds. Below, the piece is tucked into a frame (with no glass to reduce glare for the photo), and sitting with my iPhone 4s so you get an idea of the size.
Fairytale Sky 4, framed art by Amy Crook
(iPhone not included)
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: black paper, fairytale sky, for sale, iridescent, moon, periwinkle, watercolor
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Spiral Vines Bookmark
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Spiral Vines Bookmark by Amy Crook
More spirals! This time we have whimsical vines and lovely little flowers with their evil, evil pollen dotting the black page. This paper is thick and soft, and the black is actually not a dye but a chemical reaction they set off during the papermaking process, so it’s also quite lightfast and won’t rub off on your books.
Spiral Vines Bookmark, 5″x1″ Japanese watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Spiral Vines Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see the swirling vines and happy little flowers up close and personal. Below, the bookmark sits happily on a book, waiting to serve its purpose.
Spiral Vines Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book is not included. book is not by the artist. do not taunt happy fun book.)
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, bookmark, japanese watercolors, nfs, sold, spirals
Fairytale Sky Bookmark
Monday, October 22nd, 2012
Fairytale Sky Bookmark by Amy Crook
It’s Bookmark Week once again! We’re starting out with a lovely new moon for Monday, which happens to already have found a home. If you were on my email list, you, too, would have had a chance to snag the bookmark of your choice ahead of everyone else.
I’ll have one more Bookmark Week in November so there’s still time to pick up a stocking stuffer for the holidays, though they will of course be more Amy-themed than holiday-themed. I already have two of the new set done, in fact!
Fairytale Sky Bookmark, 5″x1″ watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Fairytale Sky Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see a close-up of the texture on the moon and the curling periwinkle clouds. Below, the bookmark is sitting on a hardcover book so you can see the size.
Fairytale Sky Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: black paper, bookmark, fairytale sky, moon, nfs, sold, watercolor
Silver Lining
Monday, October 15th, 2012
Silver Lining by Amy Crook
This piece combines elements from several of my series: whimsical clouds from the Fairytale Sky paintings, a blue filigree moon, and salt-pool stars. The shining blue of the clouds is matched by the swirls of blue in the filigree on the moon, where the silver of the filigree is echoed in the clouds.
Silver Lining, 10″x8″ iridescent and Japanese watercolor, salt, and glitter gel pen on Arches cover black paper.
Silver Lining, detail 1, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the various elements all catching the sunlight, shining against the black paper background. Below is the moon itself, a soft periwinkle blue with shimmering silver and blue filigree giving it an otherworldly feel.
Silver Lining, detail 2, by Amy Crook
Finally, the piece is hanging out on my desk with my iPhone, though I think it would look gorgeous on a wall as well.
Silver Lining, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: black paper, blue, fairytale sky, filigree, for sale, glitter gel pen, iridescent, moon, periwinkle, salt, silver, spirals, watercolor
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