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Translucent Pelagic Octopus
Thursday, August 12th, 2010
Translucent Pelagic Octopus tiny painting by Amy Crook
Today’s tiny painting is a Translucent Pelagic Octopus, a deep-sea creature that floats ghostlike in the dark ocean. They have some phosphorescence in blues and reds and even a bit of gold to go with the white, and seem to be sculptures of living glass. Iridescent paint gives the image a big of shimmer, adding to the effect.
He’s giving you a cheerful hello wave from his tiny canvas, which is about the size of a postcard. He comes with a small wooden easel to easily display him on a flat surface such as a bookshelf, mantelpiece, desk, cubicle, or very patient cat.
Pelagic Octopus, 4″x5″ oil painting on canvas board.
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: canvas board, for sale, ocean, octopus, oil painting, tiny painting
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Self Sufficient
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Self Sufficient, front view, by Amy Crook
I thought I’d shake up the week a little and post my bronze early, this time a single figure who can be interpreted as taking care of herself, or covering up against prying eyes. Or perhaps a bit of both, who knows.
She can be posed quite modestly if her back is to the audience, like this:
Self Sufficient, back view, by Amy Crook
Or she can be quite wanton when posed differently yet:
Self Sufficient, bottom view, by Amy Crook
Like so many things in life, it’s all about your perspective.
Self Sufficient, cast bronze approx. 4.5″w x 5.5″d x 4.5″h, $699 with free shipping.
Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces
Tags: bronze, for sale, NSFW, sex people
What You See
Monday, August 9th, 2010
What You See by Amy Crook
This etching plate was cut from a larger “found” plate. When I found the abandoned piece, this particular image jumped out at me, so when I cut the plate into smaller pieces, I saved this one out. It’s printed onto a piece of handmade paper with little strands of human hair (a lock cut from a classmate, iirc). The paper has gorgeous natural edges, and would look great floated on a black matte and framed, though right now it’s just loose.
I feel like it would be giving something away to tell you what I see when I look at the piece, instead of letting you find your own images. I will say that there’s an element of anima, of the manitou, in it for me. What do you see?
What You See, detail, by Amy Crook
What You See, 2″x2″ etching on 6″x9″ handmade paper, $349 with free shipping.
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art
Tags: anima, etching, for sale, handmade paper
Mystic Cave
Friday, August 6th, 2010
Mystic Cave by Amy Crook
This painting contains the four elements in harmony, the sky above and earth below, water stretching out from the rocky shore and the glow of a fire coming from the cave. I originally started it for the cover of a book, but we ended up going a different direction. Still, it’s one of my favorite small paintings, simple and peaceful with a small hint of a hidden secret.
The edges of the canvas aren’t finished, but the painting can be hung as is, or slipped into a frame.
Mystic Cave, 9″x12″ oil painting on canvas.
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: air, cave, earth, elements, fire, for sale, moon, oil painting, water
Spelunking
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Spelunking, joined view, by Amy Crook
Continuing the series of little bronze people, these two are taking a fairly standard position but using an alternate entry point. If I recall correctly, this is the figure that had a problem with the orifice in question closing up during casting. The shop tech was highly amused to watch me clamp her in a vice and drill her open with the big metal drill press. As a result the fit between them isn’t quite as close as some of the others, but it still works for them.
Spelunking, approx. 4″w x 10″l x 7″h when joined.
Spelunking, separated view, by Amy Crook
I’ve often considered continuing the series exploring other sexual paradigms, but the foundry I was using at the time has since closed. Perhaps one of these days my muse will demand I find a new way to create them. For now, there’s still one more couple and at least one more single figure to be posted before the series is done, and possibly more of the singles if I can dig up some good photos of the ones that were sold.
Categories: Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books
Tags: bronze, for sale, sex people
Patterns and Symbols
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010
Patterns and Symbols by Amy Crook
These three tiny etching plates were hand inked and arranged to go through the printing press together, creating a one-of-a-kind print. Each etching plate is only an inch or an inch and a half square, the images floating in the center of the white page.
The top plate was painstakingly inked so that each aquatinted curl of “smoke” got its own colour, and then the two subsequent plates — both etchings with added aquatint — were inked with the same colors to complement the first. Together the three separate decorative motifs give a different meaning and presentation than any one piece would singly.
Patterns and Symbols, 8″x12″ etching on watercolor paper, $299 with free shipping.
Patterns and Symbols, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art
Tags: etching, for sale
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