Posts Tagged ‘sold’
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
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
Cracks in the System
Monday, March 5th, 2018
Cracks in the System, 5″x7″ pen & and watercolor on paper
Who and what falls through the cracks in the system, especially now that it seems like everything’s falling apart?
This piece is inspired by a friend’s cracked phone screen and the light that shines through anyway, the places where bits had dropped completely away, and the very strange sensation of running your fingers over the broken glass. It’s got seven little pops of bright gold to catch the light, to give a little hope that even when the system is cracked, some things still work.
Cracks in the System, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see two of the shining gold spaces and some of the fine linework up close. Below, the piece is in a frame, fortunately sans cracked glass.
Cracks in the System, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: gold, metallic, nfs, pen and ink, sold, watercolor
This Does Not Define You
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
This Does Not Define You, 8″x10″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
They have stolen the heart from inside you
But this does not define you
Sometimes a movie just has a perfect moment that you want to capture — in this case the climactic scene of Moana. The girl and the goddess have a moment of understanding – whatever is done to you, you can still define yourself: you know who you are. It’s a sentiment that should be and sadly isn’t universal in our victim-blaming society, sigh.
Who do you know that needs this reminder?
This Does Not Define You, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the way the interference green shines out against the turquoise and white, with just a touch of purple to define ‘you’ differently. Below, the painting is in a frame, catching the light.
This Does Not Define You, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Pretty Words, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: interference, moana, nfs, sold, watercolor
Shiny Umbreon
Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
Shiny Umbreon, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
Shiny Umbreon is, I have to admit, a favorite of mine. This catdog Pokemon is one of a bunch of related things that evolve from Eevee, and basically they’re all great but the goth one is the best, the end.
If you’d like to get in the queue for a commission of your own, send me an email! The wait list is the only way to get one right now, for what I hope are obvious reasons after two weeks of commission posts.
Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: commission, copic marker, nfs, pen and ink, pokemon, sold
Summer Day Inception
Thursday, February 22nd, 2018
Summer Day Inception, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
And so we continue the “you had to be there” week of FANbruary with this Inception/Grease mashup. Eames cleans up nicely for the Sandra Dee role, while Arthur greases down just as excellently. Look at the shine on that hair!
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: arthur, commission, copic marker, eames, inception, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Next Big Thing
Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
Next Big Thing, 7″x5″ pen and ink and Copic marker on paper
There is an explanation for this art, but it’s long and strange and really all you need to know is that it’s a commission for the writer of the single most-commented fic on a certain archive.
It’s also another entry for FANbruary, which is a lovely celebration of fandom.
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: arthur, commission, copic marker, eames, fanbruary, inception, next big thing, pen and ink, requisite climbing shot, sold, willy wonka
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