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Descent

Sunday, February 2nd, 2014

Descent, abstract art by Amy Crook

Descent, abstract art by Amy Crook

A violet night sky is peppered with the texture of stars. Shimmering halos surround these rocky meteors as they descend through that peaceful sky, trailing glittering fire behind them. There’s red and green and lavender and some hints of blue and brown and gold. The sunlight changes everything, and a closer look shows shining crystals jutting up off the page, intruding into the third dimension.

This painting took a lot of fits and starts and several different forms before I was happy with this final work. All of the pieces work in harmony to tell a visual story, instead of fighting to find meaning between them.

Descent, 7″x5″ salt, watercolor, and duochrome watercolor on paper.

Descent, detail, by Amy Crook

Descent, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a close-up of some of the meteors, see the rich red and shimmery green, and the lavender halos lighting up against the violet sky. Below, you can see the painting all tucked into a frame, protected from the elements and ready to grace your wall, desk, or shelf.

Descent, framed art by Amy Crook

Descent, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
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Fairytale Sky 8

Monday, January 13th, 2014

Fairytale Sky 8 by Amy Crook

Fairytale Sky 8 by Amy Crook

It’s the last day of the Floating Gallery, and I’m rounding up a week of art with another Fairytale Sky.

I used a different palette this time, a rich orange harvest moon that lights up the mist below in swirls of the same color. There’s a soft silvery green shimmer in and around those orange spirals, and a few little silver stars manage to peek out above the thick fog.

Everything about this painting is better in person, of course, from the shimmer of paint that changes color when the light hits to the soft texture of the black paper.

Fairytale Sky 8, 6″x4″ duochrome watercolor and Japanese watercolor on Arches cover black paper.

Fairytale Sky 8, detail, by Amy Crook

Fairytale Sky 8, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the mist lit up with golden sparkles by the last rays of a sunset. Below, you can see the painting in a frame, with the phone that took the picture above. It’s quite a small piece, and could go on a desk, cubicle wall, or tucked into an odd corner of architecture to bring a smile whenever you glance into that little hidden place.

Fairytale Sky 8, framed art by Amy Crook

Fairytale Sky 8, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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Box of Hearts

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

Box of Hearts, a Cthulhu Valentine by Amy Crook

Box of Hearts, a Cthulhu Valentine by Amy Crook

When Cthulhu gives you a big box of hearts, he really gives you… hearts. Ew. They may be small and squishy, but he finally found a way to show his love!

The card delightfully frames the image with the words:

“Cthulhu wanted to give you his* hearts
*not all hearts dedicated to Cthulhu before acquisition”

You can give your love a Valentine this year from my Etsy Shop. Assuming they’re the sort to be wooed by, well, this.

Box of Hearts, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Cthulhu Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy

Cthulhu Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, Floating Gallery, Tentacles, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Roil

Friday, January 10th, 2014

Roil, abstract art by Amy Crook

Roil, abstract art by Amy Crook

What can I really say about this painting? It started out with a completely different idea, and once I let go of the image I had for it I was able to make something I really love. It’s got layers of color, texture and sparkle. The shapes are partly chaos and partly deliberate. It’s also the first painting I finished this year — I even remembered to write AC2014 instead of 2013!

Roil, 4″x6″ watercolor and duochrome watercolor on watercolor paper.

Roil, detail, by Amy Crook

Roil, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the sunlight glittering off some of the secret bits of sparkle hiding in the bottom of the painting. Below, it’s in a frame with my iPhone for size reference.

Roil, framed art by Amy Crook

Roil, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
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Cross Section

Thursday, January 9th, 2014

Cross Section, abstract art by Amy Crook

Cross Section, abstract art by Amy Crook

I don’t do a lot with brown. I’ve never been that fond of the warm end of the scale, especially anything orange-toned, and browns usually have a lot of orange in them. But this time I wanted to give it a shot, so I used a rich terra cotta red-brown paint and a dark, sepia-like brown fountain pen to give this painting its grounded palette.

The brown ink is dye-based and fugitive, which means it’ll fade over time. I took advantage of this and put the piece in the sun for a few days, then used water to fade out the lines around the right edge, and faded it in the sun some more. The lines where the ink wasn’t watered down faded far less, which should be interesting if the new owner keeps it in a sunny spot.

Cross Section, 5″x5″ pen & ink and watercolor on Arches cover white paper.

Cross Section, detail, by Amy Crook

Cross Section, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see a close up of the lower right corner with its sun-faded lines. Below, you can see the piece in a black frame, though I suspect it’d look nicer in a deep, warm brown.

Cross Section, framed art by Amy Crook

Cross Section, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
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Shadow

Tuesday, January 7th, 2014

Shadow, abstract watercolor by Amy Crook

Shadow, abstract watercolor by Amy Crook

This is really more of a zen spiral than a circle, but the softly broken brush strokes at the top make me think of a zen circle anyway. The pigments pooled and settled with the texture of the paper, giving it more detail than you would think for such a small, simple painting.

Everything about this painting is subtle, muted, desaturated. It makes me think of shadows on a cloudy day, softened by the lack of direct light but still there if you think to look.

Shadow, 5″x5″ watercolor on watercolor paper.

Shadow, detail, by Amy Crook

Shadow, detail, by Amy Crook

The photo above is tinged blue by the sun, but you can still see the textures of paper and paint, and how they interact to create layers of detail. Below, you can see it in a frame, hanging out with my cell phone for size.

Shadow, framed art by Amy Crook

Shadow, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
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TARDIS Valentine

Wednesday, January 1st, 2014

You make my heart bigger on the inside - a TARDIS Valentine by Amy Crook

“You make my heart bigger on the inside.”
a TARDIS Valentine by Amy Crook

It’s not actually all that Valentine-y on the outside, but the card says, “You make my heart bigger on the inside.” And that’s a very loving sort of sentiment, don’t you think?

You can get the card in my Etsy shop. Ooh, shiny!

TARDIS Valentine, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Awwwww.

Awwwww.

Categories: Card Design, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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