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Faith II

Thursday, November 18th, 2010

Faith II by Amy Crook

Faith II by Amy Crook

This is the match to Faith I, this time with extra details done in rich primary colours. The blue cruciform figure floats in its own smaller field, while the close-up reveals the morbidity of the everyday image of faith. In addition to the rich blue there’s a subtle gold halo around the figure, done with color this time instead of scratching away.

There’s a lot to think about from this starting point, and a lot to be said, but it’s all difficult to approach without offending someone. Art can often open a dialogue where words fail, though there’s still a conversation to follow up, whether in words or images.

Faith II, 12″x8″ monoprint on watercolor paper, $199 with free shipping.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Weeble Wednesday: Zombie Jesus

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

Zombie Jesus by Amy Crook

Zombie Jesus by Amy Crook

A certain blonde chicken challenged me to make a cute zombie Jesus card for Christmas, and who am I to resist her?

He’s meant in the spirit of fun, so his card says, “Eat of my flesh and I’ll snack on your brains,” inside.

You can pick up any of my greeting cards at Etsy, or take home his original art below.

Zombie Jesus, 5″x7″ pen and ink and copic markers on watercolor paper.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Faith I

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Faith I by Amy Crook

Faith I by Amy Crook

This is another in the series of cruciform prints, this one done in pure red with a mix of monoprinting styles — the textured red background is etched haphazardly with the images and words to create an image out of the chaos. I did two very similar to each other, and will post the second sometime next week.

This piece is the start of a deeper dialogue about faith and what it means in our society, the connection between worship and the fear of death. I’ve noticed very sharply lately that faith seems to grow as people get older, and I think this older piece still speaks to that phenomenon, among others.

Faith I, 12″x10″ monoprint on watercolor paper, $199 with free shipping.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Goth Christmas Tree

Monday, November 15th, 2010

Goth Christmas Tree by Amy Crook

Goth Christmas Tree by Amy Crook

It’s that time of year, and I’ve been working on holiday card designs. In addition to my usual stock of Lovecraftian horrors, I decided to do a cheerfully morbid Christmas tree. Skulls adorn the branches and it’s topped with an eye-tipped vine. There’s a bloodstained package among the gifts under the tree, and the curly, swirly, tentacle-ish branches are reaching down to help distribute them.

You can pick up some of these cards for your own holidays at Etsy, or buy the original below.

Goth Christmas Tree, 5″x7″ pen and ink on watercolor paper.

Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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INRI

Friday, November 12th, 2010

INRI by Amy Crook

INRI by Amy Crook

This print is part of the series that includes the Spirit Crucifix and Icon prints I posted earlier this year, all done in approximately the same time frame. In this one, I used animal alphabet rubber stamps after the fact to add a touch of cynical whimsy to the otherwise striking image of the cruciform figure floating in the blood red wash.

INRI, 12″x10″ monoprint and rubber stamp on watercolor paper, $199 with free shipping.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
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Weeble Wednesday: Zombie

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

Weeble Zombie by Amy Crook

Weeble Zombie by Amy Crook

This morbid fellow is another one of the bonus zombies from my Cthulhu coloring book. I originally had drawn a bunch of these guys for another purpose, but somehow they never got finished until I needed them for the coloring book. Still, I do love the details on this one, from his missing arm to the skull logo on his shoe.

Weeble Zombie, 5″x7″ pen, ink and Copic markers on watercolor paper.

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Gate

Saturday, November 6th, 2010

Gate by Amy Crook

Gate by Amy Crook

It’s been many years since I did much printing, but I still remember the smell of the different inks and the strange and interesting results that could come from just inking up a plate and seeing what happened when I ran it through the press.

This piece was made with a 3″x3″ square of acrylic, edges smoothed down to keep it from cutting right through the paper. Then I hand-inked the blank plate with water-based monoprint inks, which always reminded me a bit of finger paint in consistency. Each resulting print is one of a kind, so though the transfer from plate to paper is similar to intaglio, no two monoprints are ever alike.

This particular image reminds me of a cave or gateway into somewhere mysterious, with that bit of a glow among the stalactites at the top, and a very spiky path ahead.

Gate, 3″x3″, monoprint on watercolor paper.

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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