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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 4 of 6

Friday, November 16th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 4 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 4 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

Sherlock, age 9, and Mycroft at 16, giving a little recital for Mummy on piano and violin. Sherlock is in a mood, and poor Mycroft is just trying to get through it all without strangling his brother. I feel this is a common sentiment on Mycroft’s part.

Also, it’s really hard to draw a stick figure playing the violin. I’m just saying.

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P is for Pattern and Primary

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

P is for Pattern & Primary, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

P is for Pattern & Primary, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook

And now for something completely different! Comic to resume tomorrow, never fear. And remember, you can always see the whole series so far (in order from A) at the alphabet tag.

This came out a bit patriotic as well, though mostly I wanted the red-and-white harlequin background to contrast well with the bright, primary blue of the letter. Gold glitter gel pen adds the yellow for all three primary colors, and since the red is glitter pen as well, the whole thing has a lovely sparkle. Perfect for a Patricia or Peter.

P is for Pattern & Primary, 5″x5″ Japanese watercolor, pen & pink and glitter gel pen on paper.

P is for Pattern & Primary, detail, by Amy Crook

P is for Pattern & Primary, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the sun shining off the red diamond and gold vine patterns. Below, the P is hanging out all by itself in its frame.

P is for Pattern & Primary, framed art by Amy Crook

P is for Pattern & Primary, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 3 of 6

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 3 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 3 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

It’s Christmas in the Holmes household! Sherlock is, as you can see, a precocious 7-year-old, while Mycroft at 14 just tries to cope. I’m rather fond of the Lovecraftian tree with its wavy tentacle branches and big, eerie white ornaments, but that could just be me.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 2 of 6

Tuesday, November 13th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 2 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 2 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

And here, dear readers, we see Sherlock at age 5, playing pirates while a 12-year-old Mycroft gamely tries to get some homework done. I think Mycroft secretly enjoyed it, though, or he wouldn’t have let Sherlock tie him to that chair.

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The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 1 of 6

Monday, November 12th, 2012

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 1 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

The Brothers Holmes: The Early Years, part 1 of 6, comic by Amy Crook

I’ve finally finished both of my 6-part The Brothers Holmes comic series for my lovely commissioner, Holly, and so this week and next you’ll get to see them! The originals are, of course, spoken for, but I’ll have prints up in my Etsy shop soon.

In this first half, we explore the early years of the Holmes brothers growing up together. Each of these comics is its own little moment in the lives of the brothers, and we start with Sherlock at age 3 and Mycroft at 10, taking his little brother for a walk. I can imagine Sherlock’s “why” stage was more annoying than most.

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Shut Up and Help for the Holidays

Saturday, November 10th, 2012

Shut Up and Help for the Holidays, Sherlock BBC fan art by Amy Crook

Shut Up and Help for the Holidays,
Sherlock BBC fan art by Amy Crook

I decided I wanted a second Sherlock holiday card this year, and I decided it had to have Sherlock being his usual annoying self. I spared John any truly awful Christmas sweaters, but made him carry all the boxes.

Shut Up and Help for the Holidays, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).

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What What What

Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

What What What, Doctor Who fan art by Amy Crook

What What What, Doctor Who fan art by Amy Crook

After making the Eleventh Doctor’s holiday card art, I had to do something with Ten. The darling Tara Swiger suggested the idea for the text, “What? What? No! What?” on the outside of the card, and inside it says, “It’s Christmas already?”

I also decided to draw the other side of the TARDIS on this one, just for variety, but then there was a magical result — the two images together had two Doctors with one TARDIS between them!

What What What, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).

Doctor Who cards by Amy Crook on Etsy

Doctor Who cards by Amy Crook on Etsy

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