Posts Tagged ‘primatek’
Growth 10
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Growth 10, 6″x6″ pen & ink and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
This is the first time in the Growth series that we’ve got actual growing things instead of mere seeds. The central core is a warm, inviting mix of earthy browns, and there are even green sprouts curling outward toward the universe, anchored by the rich red roots.
Have you put down roots, or are you still floating in the void, hoping to find something to nurture your growth?
Growth 10, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the red-brown roots and green sprouts, as well as the earth-brown seeds and the rich mix of watercolor that make up our growing world. Below, the painting is in its frame, and already trying to outgrow it!
Growth 10, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Series and Books
Tags: growth, nfs, pen and ink, primatek, sold, watercolor
Me Three
Wednesday, March 7th, 2018
Me Three, 8″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
A horizon at the edge of day and night. Twisted skeletons of winter trees. Birds flying in the background.
It’s a bit on the nose to call this typical example of my oeuvre “Me Three,” but sometimes the titles pick you.
The sky is a beautiful clear blue shading to the gold of sunrise, and the clouds float above with a mix of golden light and purple shadows. Trees full of character show just a touch of texture in the gleam of morning. A trio of long-necked birds make their way through the morning air.
Me Three, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the twisty trees, wispy clouds, and flappy birds. Below, the painting is tucked into a frame, just waiting to find its home with you.
Me Three, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: bird, for sale, horizons, primatek, tree, watercolor
Vanishing Into Seafoam
Tuesday, March 6th, 2018
Vanishing Into Seafoam, 6″x6″ watercolor on artist panel
A mysterious woman joins with the tide, dissolving into seafoam until all that’s left is the golden crown of flowers. Her long, dark hair makes a veil that matches the curving waves, while her pale face echoes the moon above, and her dress matches the whitecaps around her.
The scene is painted on a textured artists panel about 3/8″ thick, with a hanging-ready niche in the back if you don’t want to frame it.
One has to wonder, looking at her pink mouth amongst the midnight blue, whether she’s a ghost, a siren, or merely a woman scorned.
Vanishing Into Seafoam, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the mysterious figure in her golden crown of flowers up close. Below, the piece is all ready for hanging sans frame, so it’s just waiting on you to take it home.
Vanishing Into Seafoam, art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: gessoed panel, nfs, ocean, primatek, sold, watercolor
Seven for a Secret 2
Tuesday, February 6th, 2018
Seven for a Secret 2, 6″x6″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
This moody series of Counting Crows paintings has its seventh addition!
The tree here has clearly been through quite a bit of storm-tossing or other rough handling, with broken branches and even the top pointing jaggedly to the sky while it spreads itself as well as it can with what remains. A murder of crows alights, and a ghostly figure awaits in the fog.
Where would you show this seventh secret?
Seven for a Secret 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a couple of the crows, a fraction of the full murder. Below, they’re in a frame like looking through a window into another, spookier reality.
Seven for a Secret 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: counting crows, crow, ghost, nfs, primatek, sold, tree, watercolor
Shining Apocalypse
Monday, February 5th, 2018
Shining Apocalypse, 8″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
Mood: The end of the world, but sparkly.
This painting is full of warm colors and sparkling mineral paints, despite the ghostly city half-destroyed against a burning sky. Carrion birds dot the sky above, circling for their dinner. The buildings have a loose, alien quality to make you wonder just where this city was, and who once lived among its now-abandoned streets.
Shining Apocalypse, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the secret sparkle hiding in the simple palette. Below, you can see the painting framed and ready to let your imagination roam the landscape.
Shining Apocalypse, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Series and Books, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: city, for sale, horizons, primatek, ruins, watercolor
Negative Space 2
Thursday, December 7th, 2017
Negative Space 2, 8″x8″ watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This painting is a love letter to imperfection, uniqueness, and letting those differences shine.
Each detail is exquisitely small, the silver paint filling in the spaces where the zen circle had voids, shining out of what had been nothingness and drawing you in.
It’s like two-dimensional kintsugi, taking what was a flaw and making it the most strikingly beautiful part of the final object.
It would be perfect to meditate on, or to serve as a reminder that where some see flaws, others see beauty.
Where would it fit in your life?
Negative Space 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the softness of the paper, the subtlety of the mineral color and the bright shine of silver in the places left behind. Below, the art is in a frame, just waiting to add some beauty and zen to your day.
Negative Space 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery
Tags: for sale, metallic, primatek, watercolor
Dragon Egg
Monday, December 4th, 2017
Dragon Egg, 5″x5″ watercolor on paper
This little egg is just starting to crack, its surface full of rough spirals and gradations in color. If you’re wondering what hatches out of such an egg, you can just keep scrolling and see the magnificent spiral purple dragon that it will grow into.
This lovely egg is a symbol of possibility, of potential getting ready to unfold, of something that’s almost done germinating and is ready to break out into the world
What else do you have in your life that’s like that, and how can you nuture it?
Dragon Egg, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the soft textures of paint and paper, just two colors of minerals to make up this whimsical image. Below, the egg is waiting in a frame to incubate and hatch whatever’s inside.
Dragon Egg, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: dragon, nfs, primatek, purple, watercolor
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