Emily-Rose Alcock Art

I was walking to Shelly Beach in Manly, Australia this week when I spotted a man and his dog just hanging out together on the rocks, looking out at the ocean. That became the inspiration for one of my latest illustration paintings ‘Man and his dog.’

I wanted to depict the friendship between them. There were a few elements I therefore changed – I brought the man and his dog closer side by side, I put the man’s arm around the dog and made the composition purely about the ocean excluding the sky.

I intentionally paint in a way that looks somewhat incomplete, to give the illusion of movement, light and interesting shapes.

All of my paintings begin with a sketch in ink. I adore scruffy lines – ode to Quentin Blake and Roald Dahl for your marvellous Inspiration growing up. My favourite artist and author all rolled into one.