Posts Tagged ‘nfs’
Make Do
Saturday, February 4th, 2017
Make Do, 8″x8″ ink on Fluid watercolor paper
Make what you have
Do what you need
This gorgeous word art mixes rich rose, vivid violet, and luscious lavender inks. The brilliant colors and motivational message would bring brightness to any studio, office, or home.
Whenever you’re frustrated by not having the just-right tools or supplies, you can look at this lovely ink art and remind yourself to make do.
Make Do, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the edges of vivid purple and dusky blue on the big splashing word art framing the loose calligraphy of the main aphorism. Below, this bright word art is in a big frame, ready to cheer up any space with its inspiring message.
Make Do, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words
Tags: brush and ink, calligraphy, nfs, pen and ink, sold, word art
Le Chat Gris
Thursday, February 2nd, 2017
Le Chat Gris, 8″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
A third Animal Spirit joins the fox and bunny with this lovely cat.
There’s a saying that all cats are grey in the dark, and this beautiful moggy glows pearly white and grey in the light of a golden harvest moon. The gold is reflected in the cat’s eyes, which hold a little of their own shine.
Bring beauty and whimsy into your home and adopt this grey kitty — you’ll never have to feed it!
Le Chat Gris, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can really see the sunlight hitting the pearlescent white of the cat’s intricate patterning. Below, they’re elegantly framed and just waiting for the right wall, shelf, or nook.
Le Chat Gris, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: animal spirits, cat, interference, nfs, pearlescent, primatek, sold, watercolor
Corona
Wednesday, December 7th, 2016
Corona, 8″x8″ ink wash and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Like the inverse of a sun in eclipse, this dark corona shines out of a golden disk, creating an image almost like a crown of thorns or a winter wreath.
The rich golden hues are hard to reproduce, but they make a striking contrast to the dark, opaque black.
This piece looks amazing in a dark, wide frame, contemporary and dramatic, a perfect painting for a spot that needs a statement.
Corona, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the rich golden-yellow background, and the darkness of the black brushstrokes creating the strange halo. It’s been put in a beautiful frame below, striking and elegant.
Corona, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
Tags: brush and ink, ink wash, nfs, sold, watercolor, yellow
Sea Turtle 5
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Sea Turtle 5, 6″x4″ watercolor, Primatek watercolor, and interference watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This grumpy sea turtle is giving you the side-eye as he glides through the sunlit water. He’s no more pleased about how 2016 is going than the rest of us.
The ocean is a rich blue streaked with secret shafts of sunlight that only show up at certain angles. The turtle in contrast is all of soft, natural pigments, muted and almost ghostly as he glides through his world of water and light.
This tiny painting would be perfect on a desk or in a cubicle, giving people the side eye for interrupting your work.
Sea Turtle 5, detail, by Amy Crook
The sunlight shines on the subtle interference blue paint, above, showing off the artwork’s hidden highlights. Below, this tiny painting is tucked away in a small frame, perfect for a niche, book nook, or small bit of empty wall.
Sea Turtle 5, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: interference, nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
Blood Moon 7
Monday, December 5th, 2016
Blood Moon 7, 6″x6″ ink, watercolor, and gel pen on Fluid watercolor paper
An impressive wingspan gives the bird a gorgeous silhouette against this rich, golden-red blood moon. There are subtle copper stars twinkling in the black sky, and the whole image holds the rich texture of the paper it’s painted on.
The dramatic red and black would be beautiful in a wide black frame, but even in the narrow one in the photo it really makes a statement.
Where in your life do you need wings?
Blood Moon 7, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the texture of feathers, of the surface of the moon, and the twinkle of stars out in the space beyond. Below, the small frame beautifully contains this dramatic work of art.
Blood Moon 7, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: blood moon, carrion crow, ink wash, moon, nfs, red, sold, watercolor
Time Ends
Tuesday, November 29th, 2016
Time Ends, 5″x7″ pen & ink, pencil, and Copic marker on paper
The second in my commission series I’m calling All the Doctors, Twelve is saying another famous line, “Time Ends.” He’s wearing his snazzy Sonic Sunglasses, one of his more casual outfits with the hoodie and t-shirt under the fancy coat, and plaid trousers that were not a thing I recommend drawing by hand.
And yet, somehow, I keep drawing dudes in plaid. Go figure.
You can get this Doctor at my Etsy shop, where he’d make a great card to give to someone who’s just waiting for 2016 to be over already.
Twelfth Doctor greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all the doctors, commission, copic marker, doctor who, nfs, patreon, pen and ink, pencil, sold, twelfth doctor
Autumn Leaves
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016
Autumn Leaves, 7″x5″ brush and ink on paper
Happy Thanksgiving* from America!
Despite everything about the country turning into a slow-burning trash fire, I’m still really grateful for a lot of things in life. My patrons who support me, my friends who put up with me, my family who loves me, and even my cats.
I asked my Patreon patrons to request two sketches last month to help fill out my Inktober calendar, and this was Kim’s second request. I used four different J. Herbin inks, including the lovely gold-accented Rouge Hematite, and did a loose, tumbling clutter of fallen leaves, blown together by an unseen wind. I can just hear the crunch-crunch of them underfoot.
You can get this lovely image on a card in my Etsy shop, and celebrate your own love of the changing seasons.
Autumn Leaves greeting card by Amy Crook at Etsy
yes, the actual holiday is tomorrow
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: autumn, autumn leaves, brush and ink, etsy, j herbin, kim, nfs, patreon, sold
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