Posts Tagged ‘pen and ink’
Twilight Bat
Friday, November 6th, 2015
Twilight Bat by Amy Crook
This bat is so cute and fluffy, you just want to hug her to bits! Her lovely wings contain a mix of two fancy inks with a bit of gold sparkle in their depths, adding a beautiful sheen to the adorableness. It’s as if she went flying through some pollen, and it only stuck to her wings and ears.
The background is still faintly scented of violets from the ink used to create the twilight she’s flying through, but it’s fading pretty fast. The apartment smelled like a packet of Choward’s violet pastilles for awhile there, though.
Where do you need to be a bit batty in your life?
Twilight Bat, 6″x4″ pen & ink and ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper.
Twilight Bat, detail by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shimmer of gold dust from the special edition ink in the bat’s wings. Below, you can see him in a frame, just waiting to fly to a new roost.
Twilight Bat, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: bat, ink wash, j herbin ink, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Your Story
Thursday, November 5th, 2015
Your Story, word art by Amy Crook
If you were a character in a story, you’d love you for all your quirks & flaws.
This beautiful word art was months in the making, resisting all attempts to pin it down until the inks made their appearance. Of course, words wanted ink to bring them to life, from the rich gold-dusted red in the ‘you’ to the bright apple green popping up here and there throughout.
A lovely reminder to pay more attention to the good in yourself and others, this art would brighten up any creative work space, whether that’s a computer nook, studio, kitchen, or office.
Your Story, 9″x12″ pen & ink, metallic watercolor, and ink wash on Strathmore watercolor paper.
Your Story, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sparkle of gold in the rich red of the YOU. There’s both gold flecks in the red ink, and a gold metallic watercolor in the decorative details. Below, the piece is in a frame, just waiting to bring its message to the right recipient.
Your Story, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Pretty Words
Tags: calligraphy, ink wash, j herbin ink, metallic watercolor, nfs, pen and ink, sold, word art
Midnight Raven
Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Midnight Raven by Amy Crook
A mysterious raven sits atop a black branch, its feathers containing colors within their inky darkness. A moon silhouettes the scene, full and round and bright behind the bird. The sky is a deep midnight, dotted with silver stars.
Inktober started as a fun way to get myself playing with some new media, but it turned into a month of beautiful new art.
A group of ravens is an unkindness, but what do you call just one?
Midnight Raven, 6″x6″ pen & ink, ink wash, and metallic watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Midnight Raven, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shine of gold in the ink of the raven’s feathers, and the gleam of silver in the stars. Below, the raven has taken a temporary perch in a frame.
Midnight Raven, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: crow, ink wash, j herbin ink, metallic watercolor, moon, nfs, pen and ink, raven, sold
Bees
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015
Bees by Amy Crook
Hexagons the beautiful amber of good honey and brush-painted bees make a gorgeous composition in this ink art.
Bees are awesome, and these beauties are a delightfully illustrative example of their type. This richly colored art would add a wonderful warmth to any room.
Bees, 6″x6″ pen & ink and ink wash on Fluid watercolor paper.
Bees, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of the lower right bee, just buzzing their way through life. Below, the bees are in a temporary frame, just waiting to move into their permanent hive.
Bees, framed art by Amy Crook
BEEEEEEEEEEEES
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: bees, ink wash, j herbin ink, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Inktober – the End
Saturday, October 31st, 2015
Happy Halloween!
Inktober was a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day, and these are the last few little stragglers. I hope you’ve enjoyed it as much as I have!
Day 28 – sketchy red leaf
Day 29 – Pod birdwatching
Day 30 – Blowfish
Day 31 – Hanged Man
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Inktober week 4
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
Week 4 – almost done! Just those last few days before Halloween, which I’ll probably round up next Wednesday.
Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after, and finally here on Wednesdays for you to enjoy.
Day 21 – Snape picking potions ingredients
Day 22 – Graveyard Watchdog v2
Day 23 – BEES
Day 24 – Midnight Monster
Day 25 – Distance 2
Day 26 – Emerald Bird
Day 27 – BOO!
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
Inktober week 3
Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
Week 3 is here! Inktober is a month-long artist’s challenge in October to do one piece of art in ink every day. I’m posting them to Instagram as they get done, and my Patreon shortly after, and finally here on Wednesdays for you to enjoy.
Day 14 – Jack-o-Lantern v2
Day 15 – ink wash flowers
Day 16 – Horace’s Bronze Feather
Day 17 – quickie bat sketch
Day 18 – Lydia from the Beetlejuice cartoon
Day 19 – Kip from Monsterkind
Day 20 – a better Bat
Categories: Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: brush and ink, brush pen, doodle, inktober, pen and ink, sketches
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