Posts Tagged ‘sea turtle’
July 2022 Patreon sketches
Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
Plus a bunch of bonus corvids! I wanted to do some gestural corvids, hilariously unrelated to the poll earlier, just to keep up my practice of loose, interesting birbs.
July 2022 ACEO sketches by Amy Crook
Only 2 people actually asked for things in July, so we have:
- Jefferson, who asked for Iron Chef Klingon and gets deconstructed disgustingness (sold)
- a purple crow giving some side-eye (sold)
- a rainbow crow giving some serious side-eye (sold)
- some crows flying through a gorgeous sunrise, inspired by Shayla Maddox’s current photo project (pretty sure this one’s been claimed too)
- A bi pride sea turtle for Andria, the only piece to use an actual pen (for the purple bits) outside of the signature, heh (sold)
- and a fluffed-up blue corvid having a bloody red treat (sold)
I actually used references for everything but the food, though I googled Klingon names to give our chef his moniker. I also mentally wrote some weird fanfic in my head about this dish while doodling, so, uh. Enjoy the grossness?
Categories: Completed Commissions, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: aceo, crow, nfs, pen and ink, sea turtle, sold, watercolor, yupo
Sea Turtle 5
Tuesday, December 6th, 2016
Sea Turtle 5, 6″x4″ watercolor, Primatek watercolor, and interference watercolor on Arches cover buff paper
This grumpy sea turtle is giving you the side-eye as he glides through the sunlit water. He’s no more pleased about how 2016 is going than the rest of us.
The ocean is a rich blue streaked with secret shafts of sunlight that only show up at certain angles. The turtle in contrast is all of soft, natural pigments, muted and almost ghostly as he glides through his world of water and light.
This tiny painting would be perfect on a desk or in a cubicle, giving people the side eye for interrupting your work.
Sea Turtle 5, detail, by Amy Crook
The sunlight shines on the subtle interference blue paint, above, showing off the artwork’s hidden highlights. Below, this tiny painting is tucked away in a small frame, perfect for a niche, book nook, or small bit of empty wall.
Sea Turtle 5, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: interference, nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
Sea Turtle 4
Friday, September 4th, 2015
Sea Turtle 4 by Amy Crook
It’s a baaaaby sea turtle!
This little cutie is swimming in clear blue waters, lit by the sun streaking down from above. His fins and shell are limned in golden light, almost melting into the sunbeams. The rich purpurite mineral paint blends beautifully with the artificial quinacridone gold to give the turtle an earthy feel in contrast with its watery environs.
Sea Turtle 4, 6″x4″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Sea Turtle 4, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see his sweet little baby turtle face. Below, he’s swimming in his own little frame, just waiting to find his way home.
Sea Turtle 4, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
Sea Turtle 2
Sunday, February 8th, 2015
Sea Turtle 2 by Amy Crook
A bonus post! This little turtle was the predecessor to yesterday’s art, and when I was looking on the blog to link to him, I realized I hadn’t ever given him his own post.
I really like the splooshy-bright turquoise sea he’s swimming through, which makes me think of the Caribbean, especially the way his simple 3-color palette stands out against it. He’s done in the same gold and green as the third turtle, but with white for highlights rather than the purple shadows.
Sea Turtle 2, 6″x4″ watercolor and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Sea Turtle 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the details of his shell and determined little face. Below, the piece is in a tiny frame, all ready to add a splash of marine life to someone’s desk.
Sea Turtle 2, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
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Sea Turtle 3
Saturday, February 7th, 2015
Sea Turtle 3 by Amy Crook
This sea turtle is full of attitude. Whatchoo lookin’ at? I’m just swimmin’ here.
I love how his face came out, glaring defiantly straight out of the painting, full of confidence.
He’s entirely painted in three colors and with one brush, with a fourth color (and a different brush) for the background. His colors are mostly the earthy mineral tones of Primatek paints, offset by the vivid Quinacridone gold that’s in both the sunlight and the turtle.
He’s small, but he’s fierce.
Sea Turtle 3, 6″x4″ watercolor and Primatek watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Sea Turtle 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see his face and the expression of giving no fucks at all. Below, you can see him in his temporary frame, before he swam off to his new home.
Sea Turtle 3, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: nfs, primatek, sea turtle, sold, watercolor
Green Sea Turtle
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
Green Sea Turtle by Amy Crook
A few months back I held a contest on the Not Dead Yet Studios blog to give away one Cartoon, and one custom tiny painting. The very patient CaZ from 2 Chicks at Home won the painting, and it’s finally done.
She asked for a green sea turtle (which I was surprised to find after some Googling wasn’t particularly green), and so I went looking for reference photos and got started. Rather than using one of the tiny 2.75″ square canvases, I decided to go with a slightly larger canvas board to give the little guy some room to swim.
As soon as he’s dry enough, he’ll get packed up and shipped off to his new home. He was fun to paint, and I’m thinking perhaps I need to do another contest soon — though maybe this time for an existing work.
Green Sea Turtle, 4″x5″ oil on canvas board, commission.
Read on to watch the turtle swim into being.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: all rights reserved, commission, nfs, oil painting, sea turtle, tiny painting, underwater
