Posts Tagged ‘for sale’
Santa Cat
Friday, December 8th, 2017
Happy Holidays!
Santa Cat knows exactly what to do during the busy holiday season — sleep.
Rendered in gold-infused grey and red ink, and a softer grey, it takes just a few lines to suggest the shape of a sleeping cat that’s gotten into the Christmas decorations.
This would make a gorgeous holiday decoration, full of whimsy and peace, to bring out year after year.
![Santa Cat, detail, by Amy Crook Santa Cat, detail, by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/santa-cat-d.jpg)
Santa Cat, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see where there’s a teeny tiny bit of sparkle hiding in the ink. Below, you can enjoy the kitty napping away in its frame, pretending not to acknowledge the pun in the title. Ahem.
![Santa Cat, framed art by Amy Crook Santa Cat, framed art by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/santa-cat-f.jpg)
Santa Cat, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: brush and ink, cat, christmas, for sale, j herbin
To Have Ambition
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
Who would have thought that cheesy ’80s pop music would spawn further art? The Gang of Four song I Love a Man in a Uniform has always held this little gem that, on some tired days, feels like my life motto.
To have ambition is my ambition
This word art piece uses beautiful sparkling inks and has elaborate decorations in varying stages of doneness to represent the unfulfilled ambitions — from fully realized illumunation around the capital to the barely-sketched design beneath the final word, process becomes product.
![To Have Ambition, detail, by Amy Crook To Have Ambition, detail, by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/ambition-wordart-d.jpg)
To Have Ambition, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shiny embedded in pretty much all of the ink used in this piece. Below, you can see how it looks in a frame, a gorgeous example of artistic hopefulness.
![To Have Ambition, framed art by Amy Crook To Have Ambition, framed art by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/ambition-wordart-f.jpg)
To Have Ambition, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, for sale, illumination, pen and ink, word art
Teacups
Tuesday, December 5th, 2017
A lovely, solid seafoam green mug. Beautiful blue-painted china with gold accents. A standard diner cup. A travel mug that says, “I like my coffee more than I like you.” A fluted, delicate china teacup in dreamy lavender. And finally, a giant piglet mug.
There’s so many ways to take your tea and coffee, from to-go cups to a favorite mug, fine porcelain to hand-thrown pottery. Enjoy half a dozen vessels drawn with no sketches or linework in loose, graceful art marker and highlighted in white gel pen.
How do you take your tea?
![Teacups, detail, by Amy Crook Teacups, detail, by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/teacups-d.jpg)
Teacups, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a bit of detail on the cups, though the color is more accurate in the scan. Below, the teacups are displayed in a frame, taking up quite a lot less space than the real thing!
![Teacups, framed art by Amy Crook Teacups, framed art by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/teacups-f.jpg)
Teacups, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: copic marker, for sale, gel pen, tea
Growth 9
Wednesday, November 8th, 2017
One person who saw this said, “This looks like my soul before coffee.”
Sometimes you’ve got darkness swirling inside with the golden good bits, and you just need to send those little pieces of yourself out into the world to try to find more lightness.
This Growth painting is for everyone who has a hard time with wanting to remain invisible, even when they also want to reach out and connect.
![Growth 9, detail, by Amy Crook Growth 9, detail, by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/growth-9-d.jpg)
Growth 9, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the subtle gradations of color and shadow, the play of light in the golden-flecked center. Below, this piece is contained in a frame, trying to outgrow the confines of its page.
![Growth 9, framed art by Amy Crook Growth 9, framed art by Amy Crook](https://amysnotdeadyet.com/stuff/growth-9-f.jpg)
Growth 9, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, for sale, growth, j herbin, pen and ink
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