Posts Tagged ‘pen and ink’
Spiral Bookmark 5
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Spiral
Bookmark 5
by Amy Crook
Spirals are a bit of a theme this bookmark week, but then, they’re a bit of a theme for this entire year for me, so I’m sure you’re not surprised. This one combines bright cheerful colors with a subtly iridescent background. There’s a bit of glitter in the purple center of the droplets or flamelets, however you choose to interpret the turquoise shapes.
Spiral Bookmark 5, 0.875″x5″ mixed media on paper.
Spiral Bookmark 5, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can really see the reddish interference paint and sparkly purple glitter gel pen that add depth and surprising shine to this little bookmark. Below, it’s hanging out with the book for your size comparison pleasure.
Spiral Bookmark 5, with book, by Amy Crook
(Book not by Amy Crook. Also not included.)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, glitter gel pen, iridescent, japanese watercolor, pen and ink, spirals
Spiral Bookmark 4
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Spiral Bookmark 4 by Amy Crook
This bookmark was born the last time I had Sharpie Week, and I had all my various Sharpies scattered out over my art table. Three different shades of marker form layers of squiggles and spirals, a bit like a rocky pool in the rain.
Spiral Bookmark 4, 6″x1″ Sharpie marker on cardstock.
Spiral Bookmark 4, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the various shades of Sharpie, though I must say my digital camera really gives the blue a neon glow it doesn’t have in person. Below, the bookmark is hanging out with a hardcover book, ready to mark your place. The sunlight really washes out the marker here, brightening the blue to turquoise and paling out the periwinkle to almost nothing.
Spiral Bookmark 4, with book, by Amy Crook
(book neither included nor by the artist)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, pen and ink, sharpie marker, spirals
Cartoon: Jo VanEvery
Saturday, October 20th, 2012
Jo VanEvery cartoon by Amy Crook
After the delightful Jo VanEvery got several cartoons from me to use in her work, she’s finally let me cartoon her! We chose a favorite sweater of hers, and the cheerful galoshes she wishes she had, and then added in one of the pigs she raises on their farm and the new lantern logo I created for her site. Or a reasonable facsimile, at least.
I think the galoshes are my favorite part.
If you’d like to be a cartoon, too, check out my page and let me know what item you’ve always wanted. It seems I end up drawing a lot of wished-for (and favourite) shoes!
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, commission, copic marker, jo vanevery, nfs, pen and ink
M is for Majuscule and Miniscule
Thursday, October 18th, 2012
M is for Majuscule & Miniscule, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook
I like to think of the little m as snuggling up to the big M, miniscule trustingly at the feet of the majuscule. The background on this one seems simple, but the crosshatching like that is always quite time-consuming, especially with a glitter gel pen.
M is for Majuscule & Miniscule, 5″x5″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold). If you’d like an M of your own, you can find out how to commission one here.
M is for Majuscule & Miniscule, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the green pen shining against the soft periwinkle blue background, with the rich purple and green of the two Ms surrounded by glitter. Below, a shot of the background in progress, to see the way the texture really changed the whole look of the piece.
M is for Majuscule & Miniscule, work in progress by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: alphabet, blue, calligraphy, glitter gel pen, illumination, nfs, pen and ink, periwinkle, purple, sold, watercolor
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Santa Hats Are Cool
Saturday, October 13th, 2012
Santa Hats Are Cool, Doctor Who parody art by Amy Crook
The eleventh Doctor is very proud of his new headgear. Let’s hope this one survives more than five minutes before getting destroyed.
Santa Hats Are Cool, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).
You can still get him on a holiday card at my Etsy shop.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: christmas, copic marker, doctor who, nfs, pen and ink, sold, tardis
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Skellington Jack Face
Sunday, October 7th, 2012
Skellington Jack face sketch by Amy Crook
Jack Skellington is dubious about your proposal.
Have a great Sunday!
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: coloring book, doodle, jack skellington, nfs, nightmare before christmas, pen and ink, sketch
Tea or Death
Saturday, October 6th, 2012
Tea or Death, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook
John is most displeased to have woken up to find all the tea in the house sacrificed to one of Sherlock’s mad experiments. Let’s hope for everyone’s sake that Sherlock errs on the side of caution and comes home with a nice big box!
Tea or Death, 9″x7″ pen & ink and watercolor on watercolor paper, nfs (sold)
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: comic, john watson, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold, watercolor
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