Posts Tagged ‘brush and ink’
A Murder of Crows 3
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016
A Murder of Crows 3, 6″x4″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
Blues and violets and soft lavenders glow against the rich black of the tree and crows, the sky softly textured as if with a mist that’s parted to display the shining moon in all her glory.
Nine dark crows are coming to roost in the sparse winter tree, its branches ravaged by some accident of the past, lightning or storm or some other act of man or nature.
A full moon brings clarity and insight with it, shining its light into all the branching processes of your decisions and thoughts.
A Murder of Crows 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the blue midnight sky, glowing violet moon, and deep black of the twisty tree and gathered birds. Below, it’s in a temporary frame, just waiting to fly to its new roost.
A Murder of Crows 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, crow, horizons, ink wash, moon, murder of crows, nfs, sold, tree
Pink Sunset
Monday, November 7th, 2016
Pink Sunset, 6″x4″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
This magnificent pink and gold sunset uses a mix of rose and amber inks to create a glowing bank of clouds, with just a hint of red near the horizon. A softer brown brings the trees and birds into closer focus than the darker silhouettes of black in some of the other Horizons pieces.
Although the colors in this are intense, the overall effect is gorgeous rather than gaudy, like a tiny window into a world where the sun is forever painting the sky in bright, glowing hues.
Pink Sunset, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the intense pink clouds and soft, textured brown of the intricate branches. Below, the tiny art is tucked into a frame, ready to bring a bright burst of color into your life.
Pink Sunset, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, crow, horizons, ink wash, nfs, sold, sunset, tree
Shadow City
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Shadow City, 8″x8″ ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
An alien city made of shadow rises up through a sky so thick with glittering golden stars it’s almost its own kind of light. A violet moon rises up behind it, huge and full, showing the buildings to be insubstantial, or perhaps existing on an entirely different plane than the light that goes right through them.
Last year’s Inktober brought the beautiful, bold Blood Moon 6. This year’s sequel features a much softer moon dripping with violet mystery, and a taller shadowy city glowing with its stolen light.
Which of these oddling structures is your favorite?
Shadow City, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the exquisite detail on the shadowy, insubstantial buildings, and the beautiful texture of the violet moon. Below, the art looks gorgeous in a frame, just waiting for a permanent place to shine.
Shadow City, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, city, for sale, horizons, ink wash, moon
Growth 7
Thursday, November 3rd, 2016
Growth 7, 7″x5″ brush & ink and pen & ink on paper
This is the first of my Growth series to actually have a Zen circle as its central motif. It explores the idea of directionality, suggesting a different kind of movement than the previous ones with their more symmetrical designs.
The softer grey ink circles seem to propel the larger one rather than being thrust from it, ghostly next to the solidity of the black.
The liminal space is tangible here, messy, a dark presence that dominates visually while still giving a grounding point for the vaporous grey bubbles, like matter changing to another state.
Growth 7, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the tiny cluster of growths on the inner surface of the Zen circle. Below, this ink art is in a frame, a petite exploration of liminality and motion.
Growth 7, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: black and white, brush and ink, for sale, growth, pen and ink
Inktober 2016, Week 3
Monday, October 24th, 2016
Three Inktober weeks down, one to go! It was another week full of Grand Days Out, so there’s a lot of easy stuff and a bit of more complex ink 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.
Inktober day 17: autumn leaves for Kim
Inktober day 18: X-Men comic cover for Dami (and also a silly local cover contest)
Inktober day 19: Cat Butt Zen
Inktober day 20: Headache Fish
Inktober day 21: TARDIS with a cat flap for Eric
Inktober day 22: Rainy Day Forest for Molly
Inktober day 23: Sherlock holiday card design
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
Tags: bbc sherlock, brush and ink, cat, doctor who, fish, inktober, leaves, patreon, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, tardis, tree, x-men
Inktober 2016, Week 2
Monday, October 17th, 2016
Inktober continues apace! It’s a busy week, so there’s some easy stuff and some more complex ink 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. There’s even a couple of things destined for November’s Floating Gallery. Quite a variety!
Inktober day 10: Q in a tea jumper having a London Fog (with bonus Andy), for Kim
Inktober day 11: Birthday Cuteness for CC
Inktober day 12: Spooky shrouded ghost
Inktober day 13: Pink Sunset
Inktober day 14: Twelfth Doctor for Kim
Inktober day 15: Sleeping Kitty bookmark
Inktober day 16: Shadow City
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, 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
Tags: 00q, bookmark, brush and ink, cat, city, doctor who, ghost, horizons, inktober, kim, moon, pen and ink, quartermaster, tree, twelfth doctor
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 2: red pumpkin
Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)
Inktober day 4: October airship
Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington
Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat
Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks
Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade 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
Tags: 00q, airship, basement cat, brush and ink, cat, copic marker, doctor who, halloween, ink wash, inktober, kim, lestrade, nightmare before christmas, patreon, pen and ink, pumpkin
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