Posts Tagged ‘map’
Debris Field
Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
Debris Field, 7″x5″ watercolor on paper
This abstract watercolor painting is loosely part of a series I’m calling Formations, although it doesn’t follow the naming convention.
The red and metallic gold seem like they’d make a striking contrast, but it’s only when the light hits that you really see the outlined field of brush-strewn droplets as separate and discrete. I have my own absolutely dorky interpretation of this art, but you’re free to see whatever it is that makes you happy in the shapes.
Debris Field, detail, watercolor by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Series and Books
Tags: formations, map, metallic, nfs, watercolor
Adventure Awaits
Tuesday, July 2nd, 2019
Adventure Awaits, 6″x6″ pen & ink and watercolor on paper
It’s another map to imaginary lands!
This one’s both more complex and less abstract than its predecessors. There are rivers and lakes and a lovely big bay, mountains and forests and some mysterious hills, and a whole winding mess of roads and cities as well.
I’m not sure where this is, but it’s ripe for an adventure.
Where would you start your journey?
Adventure Awaits, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of a little town near a lake, and the roads going from river to lake to bay. Below, the map has been framed, a souvenir for a journey no one’s yet taken.
Adventure Awaits, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: map, nfs, pen and ink, primatek, sold, watercolor
Formations 3
Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
Formations 3, 5″x5″ Copic ink and watercolor on watercolor paper
Only 3 pieces into the Formations series, and already it has broken away from the subdued dichromatic palette of the first two.
A motley of subtle colors play together in this rocky planetoid, and two different sets of formations are highlighted, in interference red and blue, colors that only reveal themselves in certain lights.
This map is filled with mysteries!
Formations 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the winding red ways, the hints of shimmering blue, and the strange bloom of green on the surface. Below, this tiny planetoid is in a frame, waiting to bring its mysteries to you.
Formations 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: fo sale, formations, interference, map, planet, watercolor
Formations 2
Thursday, August 3rd, 2017
Formations 2, 6″x4″ Primatek and metallic watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
Unlike the peaceful blue and pale gold of the first Formations, this one has a lovely earthy red made from Minnesota pipestone, and a rich red-gold to match. The paper itself is a warm buff color that adds a third dimension to a very simple palette.
The complex shapes are reminiscent of riverbeds, borders, and other such phenomena both natural and manmade. This one makes me think of a map of some science fictional Mars, where life has found a way to exist even there.
Formations 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the glint of gold shining against the paper and paint, bright in the afternoon sun. Below, the painting is tilted toward shadow in its frame, mysterious and distant as another planet.
Formations 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, formations, map, metallic, primatek, watercolor
Formations
Thursday, June 8th, 2017
Formations, 7″x5″ Primatek and metallic watercolor on Arches Cover buff paper
This newest installation of the Map series is inspired by the amazing images we’ve been seeing in the past few years of Pluto, Saturn, and Jupiter.
A wobbly blue planet has its mysterious formations outlined in a warm silver that complements the creamy buff paper that makes the space around it. Everything about this painting is muted and soft, inviting the viewer to appreciate the fine details.
What would you name these mysterious geological formations?
Formations, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sun glinting off the metallic formations, the silver tone as warm as the paper. Below, you can see the piece in a frame, posing for your perusal before it heads off to its new home.
Formations, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books
Tags: formations, map, metallic, nfs, primatek, sold, watercolor
Uncertain Boundaries 2
Monday, May 8th, 2017
Uncertain Boundaries 2, 10″x8″ pen & ink and watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
Layers of boundaries obscured but not always obliterated by the shapes that form atop them. A world that is always shifting, changing, adapting to the forces that make and move borders. A history hiding in the blend of color, the sparkle of truths that won’t stay buried.
Uncertain Boundaries 2 is another Map piece, mixed media artworks that create imaginary places and invite the viewer to explore them.
What history do you think has happened here?
Uncertain Boundaries 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the half-obliterated history of these strange countries, lines still there in memory but outweighed by the present. Below, this piece is in a frame, waiting to add some mystery to your walls.
Uncertain Boundaries 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: blue, duochrome, green, iridescent, japanese watercolor, map, nfs, pen and ink, purple, sold, watercolor
Inlets
Thursday, June 2nd, 2016
Inlets, 9″x12″ watercolor, Primatek watercolor, and pen & ink on Strathmore watercolor paper
The newest Map is a lovely warm one, reminiscent of a pirate’s treasure map that’s been tossed onto and then rescued from a fire.
Delicate walnut linework traces each little inlet and fjord. The textured paper with its blackened edges speaks of lifetimes of use, parchment worn and damaged and fingers run over the roughened surface.
It makes you wonder what treasure might lie at the heart of this map.
Inlets, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the walnut ink tracing the ins and outs of these imaginary coastlines. Below, this larger piece is in a nice big frame, just waiting to add a dash of adventure to your life.
Inlets, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, map, pen and ink, primatek, watercolor
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