Posts Tagged ‘pen and ink’
Double-Oh Mistletoe
Friday, October 14th, 2016
Double-Oh Mistletoe, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper,
parody James Bond art by Amy Crook
The holidays are coming whether we’re ready or not! This adorable bit of Inktober art doubles as a Christmas card for the chosen few. James Bond is cuddling his Quartermaster under the mistletoe, both of them dressed for the holidays. Q is even sporting a cheerful red bow in his messy mop of hair!
00Q holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 00q, christmas, copic marker, etsy, james bond, pen and ink
Inktober 2016, Week 1
Monday, October 10th, 2016
The Floating Gallery has closed, but Inktober is very much still going! Here’s a recap of the first week-and-a-bit of 2016’s art. Some of these will be available as cards, some of them will be in a bookmark sale for my email list next month, and some of them are already spoken for. Quite a variety!
Inktober day 1: 00Q holiday card (colors tba)
Inktober day 2: red pumpkin
Inktober day 3: 5th Doctor Who (colors tba)
Inktober day 4: October airship
Inktober day 5: Zen circle Jack Skellington
Inktober day 6: (not un)lucky black cat
Inktober day 7: cute candy and cute fruit bookmarks
Inktober day 8: holiday Lestrade bookmark
Inktober day 9: violets bookmark
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: 00q, airship, basement cat, brush and ink, cat, copic marker, doctor who, halloween, ink wash, inktober, kim, lestrade, nightmare before christmas, patreon, pen and ink, pumpkin
Bees 3
Friday, October 7th, 2016
Bees 3, 6″x6″ pencil, brush & ink, watercolor, and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
It’s been almost a year since the first bees buzzed over during Inktober.
This trio of bees are painted in a beautiful gold-infused grey ink, and paired with a paint made of real bronzite mineral that has its own subtle sparkle. The deep honey-gold evokes an unfiltered local honey, full of flavor and goodness.
Bees 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of the uppermost bee, with the gold in the linework catching the sunlight along its body. Below, the bees are buzzing around their frame like they’re at home in a hive box.
Bees 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bees, brush and ink, for sale, j herbin ink, pen and ink, primatek, watercolor
Growth 6
Wednesday, October 5th, 2016
Growth 6, 5″x7″ pen & ink on bristol
This delightfully awkward little drawing hearkens back to the heart of my Growth series, leaving out the color entirely and just exploring the idea of sending small bits of yourself both inward and outward.
The line work evokes Shel Silverstein, with a dash of The Little Prince in the volcano-ish eruptions on the surface of the wibbly-wobbly world.
There’s something charming about the exploration of liminal space here, with the clusters expending their energies both inward and outward from the almost-not-there line that defines the boundary.
Do you need a reminder to prioritize Growth in your life?
Growth 6, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see an extreme close-up on the tiny clusters riding that liminal boundary. Below, you can see the piece in its frame, delicately charming in its hand-drawn-ness.*
Growth 6, framed art by Amy Crook
*totally a word
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Series and Books
Tags: for sale, growth, pen and ink
Taste of the Holidays
Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
Taste of the Holidays, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker,
Inception parody art by Amy Crook
For once, Arthur’s looking awfully pleased at something Eames is offering him. That candy cane Eames is sucking on does look rather tasty, so I don’t blame him!
I know it feels insanely early to be getting holiday cards done, but trust me, I’m running late in the world of retail. Inception fandom is a tiny one, but it’s really the best, nicest fandom, so I had to make a card just for us.
Inception holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Happy Birthday to Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins, and meeeee!
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: arthur, copic marker, eames, etsy, inception, pen and ink
Birthday Poddles
Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
Birthday Poddles, 5″x7″ pen & ink on paper
Putting a bow on a sleek black cat might seem like a good idea, at least until you find out how the cat feels about it. This big-eared beauty is modeled after my own black cat, Pod, but has beautiful crosshatching in place of fur, giving it some gorgeous graphical detail to go with the bad attitude.
This intricate drawing is perfect for someone with a great sense of humor and a special love of cats — even the ones with murder in their eyes.
Who’s your favorite cat person?
Birthday Poddles, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the intricate detail in Pod’s unimpressed face, the crosshatching and hand-texturing of his big ears and beautiful bow. Below, Podzilla is contained in a frame, ready to bring sarcasm to some lucky recipient.
Birthday Poddles, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cat, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, pod
Yellow Flower
Sunday, September 4th, 2016
Yellow Flower, 5″x5″ pen & ink and watercolor on bristol
Tiny, intricate pen-and-ink details combined with a cheerful, loose-painted yellow halo of petals make this small art the perfect thing to brighten up your space.
The middle is painted in a rusty ochre over the black ink, with the petals bursting forth like light from the solidity of the center section.
One patron described it as a Golden Snitch, with its combination of warm yellows, complex inner motifs, and airy-light outer wings.
Yellow Flower, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the middle section, tiny circles nestled together and washed over with rusty ochre. Below, you can see this piece in a frame, a burst of light out of the warm center.
Yellow Flower, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes
Tags: for sale, pen and ink, primatek, watercolor, yellow
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