Posts Tagged ‘watercolor’

May 2024 Sketch Cards

Monday, July 1st, 2024

Another month, another set of sketches for my darling patrons!

a variety of sketch cards by Amy Crook

Nine this time, though 3 of them were done for whimsy rather than requests.

  • Jefferson asked for a BAGELPOCALYPSE (sold)
  • Nick wanted something from Dead Boy Detectives (great show!)
  • Kelly asked for Bagpuss which I had never heard of! (sold)
  • I did another little galaxy for no real reason (sold)
  • Nope kitty is Posca marker practice
  • This weird sun/moon thing is badly inspired by Shayla Maddox’s wonderful work
  • Amy B wanted a squid (sold)
  • SaraBeth said, “Pollen is evil but flowers are beautiful.” (sold)
  • Rebecca S asked for a sea monster

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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March 2024 Patreon Sketches

Monday, May 13th, 2024

I wrote a LOT of words last month (over 50K!) on the new Consulting Magic book, so these were a little late, but I got ’em done. Enjoy!

  • Amber asked me to do “the artist in residence” (me) so I went a little ridiculous with it. (sold)
  • Jefferson prompted “barcodes on the brain” and really I don’t know what else you could expect from me. (sold)
  • Nick wanted a baby Chocobo.
  • Amy B said “grumple” which I decided was “grumpy skrunkle” and there he is. (sold)
  • Catherine asked for a Princess Fish.
  • Deandra asked for the Queen Bees from To Hive and to Hold, and I did the more alien-looking one, only I’m just not great at translating them from my brain so you know, don’t take her as canon lol.
  • Kelly wanted a cat + dragon, and gets this draconic kitty. (sold)
  • Eric asked for Cloud Strife in a dress, and, welp, here he is! (sold)

I hope you guys have had a great April and don’t get rained on too much!

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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In Dreams

Monday, April 8th, 2024

In Dreams by Amy Crook

In Dreams, 6″x4″ watercolor on paper, $200.

Kitty!

This sleeping feline is floating among the stars, at least in its dreams. The paper glows through a bright white where the cat is outlined, and the sky itself has swirls of black, blue, and violet all through it, showing through stars out into the infinite. Perfect for a nap!

In Dreams, detail, by Amy Crook

In Dreams, detail, by Amy Crook

Categories: Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
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Crescent Moon

Sunday, April 7th, 2024

Crescent Moon by Amy Crook

Crescent Moon, 5″x7″ watercolor and pen & ink on paper, $250.

This little night scene is more my usual thing, though the cypress trees are evergreen and therefore look alive all year long. Their long shadows are subtle against the deep blue-and-purple sky, and there’s even a cat hiding among them to grace us with its presence.

Instead of corvids we have a little trio of batty bats flying past, which you can see in the detail photo.

Crescent Moon, detail, by Amy Crook

Crescent Moon, detail, by Amy Crook

Categories: Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
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Tea

Saturday, April 6th, 2024

Tea by Amy Crook

Tea, 6″x6″ watercolor and tea on paper, $250.

Do you love tea? Because I love tea so much I made a zine about it.

These illustrations made up the bulk of the zine’s pictures, rendered in soft watercolor on a tea-dyed background. There’s green tea and black, loose tea and bags, in a simple celebration of the drink.

Tea, detail, by Amy Crook

Tea, detail, by Amy Crook

Categories: Card Design, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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Blue-Green 1

Friday, April 5th, 2024

Blue-Green 1 by Amy Crook

Blue-Green 1, 4″x8″ watercolor on paper, $250.

I was having a lot of Rothko feelings when I painted this, and I love it.

The deep deep blue and mineral green are filled with texture and detail that belies their tiny size. The various shades that make up the blue are especially prone to catching the light and showing you something new every time you look.

Blue-Green 1, detail, by Amy Crook

Blue-Green 1, detail, by Amy Crook

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Still Death

Thursday, April 4th, 2024

Still Death by Amy Crook

Still Death, 6″x4″ watercolor on paper, $200.

It’s like a still life, but eerie! Little creepy doll fingers poke their shiny green flesh up out of the rust-streaked soil, while the cracked head is helpless to do anything but watch. Bats fly in the on the sulphur winds and

The whole tiny painting is the size of a postcard, perfect to hide in a bookshelf or niche for extra spook points.

Still Death, detail, by Amy Crook

Still Death, detail, by Amy Crook

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