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Weeping Willows
Monday, May 2nd, 2016
Weeping Willows, 8″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Are you weeping because it’s Monday? Me, too! Ah, well, the weekends can’t last forever.
Rain breaks up the blue of the sky, rivulets of white that weigh down the weeping willow trees below. The vault of the sky above presses downward, drawing the eye to the ground and the faded, ghostly figure walking among the branches.
The bare trees give a wintry feel to the scene, as does the cool turquoise blue of the sky, just barely desaturated by the gloom of the rainstorm.
Where in your life could you use a small reminder of the beauty in the death of the year?
Weeping Willows, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the ghostly figure moving through the winter willows. Below, the art has been tucked into a temporary frame to dream of finding its permanent home with you.
Weeping Willows, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, ghost, horizons, rain, tree, watercolor
Tentacle Deeps 49
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Tentacle Deeps 49, 8″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
The Tentacle Deeps rise again!
Someone asked me on Periscope what my favorite thing is to paint, and I immediately answered, “Tentacles,” and was reminded that it’s been ages since I added to this series.
The photos don’t really do it justice, the bright green on top is cheerful and the rich teal blends into it beautifully. The tentacles are in a deep blue-black mix that adds depth, darker layering over lighter as we got closer to the viewer.
Tentacle Deeps 49, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of the tentacles, growing bluer and fainter as they fade into the background. Below, the painting sits in a frame, perfect to be part of a grouping of art, or just to fill that little patch of bare wall. With tentacles.
Tentacle Deeps 49, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, japanese watercolor, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Bloodstone Falls
Saturday, April 2nd, 2016
Bloodstone Falls, 12″x9″ Primatek and iridescent watercolor on Bristol
Beautiful bloodstone mineral pigment is mixed in with iridescent scarab red to create an earthy blend with a secret shimmer. The green sparkle shows up in strong light, like emeralds caught in the flow of river silt.
Even though the Bristol is a very smooth surface, the bloodstone still granulated gorgeously, adding a subtle texture to the image.
This Pathways painting would be perfect for an earth witch, with its half-seen shapes and magical secrets hiding in the abstract neutral tones.
Bloodstone Falls, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the iridescent green pigment catching the light, surrounded by the reddish brown of the bloodstone mineral. Below, the piece is in a frame, all ready to find its place on a wall, desk, or in a secret niche.
Bloodstone Falls, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: bloodstone, for sale, interference, pathways, primatek, watercolor
Discontent
Tuesday, March 8th, 2016
Discontent, 10″x8″ watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
There is something very wintry about this painting, the shivery glow of light behind the sharply pointed tree without a hint of spring in the air.
Beautiful and eerie as a winter’s twilight, this piece would make a striking addition to your home or office.
Discontent, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sharply directional branches in this wintry, windblown tree. Below, the piece is framed in matte black, adding to the drama.
Discontent, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: for sale, tree, watercolor
Boundaries
Friday, March 4th, 2016
Boundaries, 6″x6″ brush & ink and ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper
Rich inks mix and layer, creating boundaries of color between them, washing away the old ones, limned with lines painted anew. Gold and green shimmer in the depths, adding extra depth and brilliance to this beautiful abstract.
Edges meander like rivers and coastlines, sometimes delineating and sometimes failing to encompass the shifting pools of color.
Boundaries, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the beautiful shimmer of gold particles in the ink, the black boundaries where two colors meet and mix, and white both over and under the teal Emerald of Chivor. Below, the piece is elegantly framed in simple back, which lets the rich colors really pop.
Boundaries, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
Tags: for sale, ink wash, j herbin
The Raven Door
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
The Raven Door, 9″x12″ watercolor on bristol
Loose watercolors render this dark wood door beautifully against the pale green wall, surrounded by a fall of ivy and profusion of potted plants. Rich red brick and warm terra cotta invites one to step up and knock, to peer through the raven’s eye and see what’s inside.
Who do you think lives behind the raven door?
The Raven Door, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the lovely mottled-glass peephole that makes up the raven’s eye. Below, you can see this larger watercolor in its frame, waiting to add a breath of green goodness to any space.
The Raven Door, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, i made this, watercolor
Sweet Talk
Friday, February 26th, 2016
Sweet Talk, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker.
This Harry and Eggsy are just begging to be a bookmark set, so I took my time and colored this Conversation Arts sketch of Merlin from last week to go with them. Now it just needs Roxy and we’ll be set, perhaps in her own three-piece Kingsman suit.
Categories: Floating Gallery
Tags: copic marker, etsy, for sale, kingsman, merlin, pen and ink
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