Plucking Guitar strings on a new CD….

It’s been quite a while in coming, but the music my pal Pete and I have been working on for Lloyd Sanderson for what seems like years has culminated in a CD at last. If anyone’s interested, swing by and have a listen to a few snippets:

http://www.lloydsanderson.com/

just hit the play button on the media player. Warning: This is old fart’s music, don’t play this if all you like to hear is pop/pap or boomboom music. (laughs). I’m playing guitars on the songs-quick, grab yer’ earplugs! And if you’re still interested after listening to it, there’ll be an unplugged video going up on the page next week some time…

(Above) Here’s the cover art I produced for the CD (I’d like to thank photoshop etcetc..)

Have a great weekend everyone.

Aaron.

Crow Princess….

I’m very busy with family stuff this weekend, but managed to slip out to catch my breath. Here’s a recent sketch I did on the PC…

Shameless Art Promo….

I just found this old image on my hard drive. It’s about 7 years old, painted in watercolour, I don’t get to paint in traditional media very often, but I rather like this image which was originally painted as a still life.

Old work, recently inked…

Before I start my day at the drawing board, I generally do something to warm up. It may be drawing something completely new, reworking something I’ve done previously that I may not be entirely happy with or inking up old sketches. Here are a couple of older images from my sketchbooks that have been inked over the past few days….

‘Granny’s Magic Slippers’- originally drawn a couple of years ago….

‘Broom Cupboard’- a reworking of an old drawing from a couple of years ago…

 

 

 

 

 ‘Paint Like Arthur Rackham’- Commission for The Official Corel Painter Magazine. This image was discarded in favour of a simpler image. It was drawn on paper, scanned in, then inked and painted using Corel PainterX. I’ve already posted the line art for this in an earlier post…

More whispy forest maidens….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve just finished this TV drawing. I have to say that the inking is my favourite part, call me weird, but I absolutely adore scribbling over the faint graphite drawing with the pen- very satisfying indeed.

So… the photo shoot went really well. the photographer was a very interesting lady, plenty of fresh insights about life and things and I found the 2 1/2 hours just flew by. I didn’t even really mind having my picture taken, which is kind of a first for me. It did help that whatever flash she was using didn’t blind me in the process.

Workwise, things are looking good. Coming to the end of the book I’m working on, just one illustration to go and a cover then I’ll go through and tighten up a few patchy areas throughout the other illustrations then it’s done. I received another book commission through yesterday, so along with the other couple of things I have on the go, I’ve got me quite a nice little pile of illustrations to be working through over the next few months. My horscope yesterday said something along the lines of: “Be prepared for a very busy period ahead…” Seems they were right. Ten deep breaths, now focus Mr. Pocock….

Photo Shoot….

Oh joy…. I woke up from a very fitful sleep this morning. After having intense dream after intense dream, I woke up and found it very difficult to get back to sleep again. Today, I have a photo shoot. Great… I look like I haven’t slept for a week and I have to try and get my wits about me for 2pm when the photographer arrives. She’s doing a project about the working methods of artists in the area and I was one of the chosen ones. I’m not a big fan of having my photo taken but professionally, it’ll give me more exposure so I’m not complaining. Much.

Wish me luck!!!!

Here’s a WIP of a young lady and a fairy having a chat high up in a tree. This is one of the drawings I’m currently working on in my spare time when I get a minute to crash in front of the TV and just scribble away for my own amusement. Traditional-pen and ink

 

Here’s an old sketchbook page containing heaps of birds of prey. This is fairly typical of what I get up to to keep my hand in when I’m not feeling particularly creative. Reference books and DVD’s are an illustrator’s friend when the muse buggers off and goes on holiday or pops away for the weekend.

 

Father’s Day….

What a fantastic day it’s been so far. I was quite suddenly woken up at 7 Am by my eldest son Niall…”Happy Father’s Day!!!” he exclaimed. Rubbing the sand from my eyes and bidding the wonderful dream I was in the middle of goodbye, I looked up to see my beautiful wife holding my youngest son Finn and Niall with an armful of gifts, and of course, the toys he can never put down they all jumped on the bed and I opened my gifts.

It’s Father’s Day here in Australia today. It’s been a pretty emotional journey through the day so far as I count my (many) blessings and gaze on at my boys with absolute love in my heart. I became a Dad at the age of 36, later in life for many, I just know I wouldn’t have been ready for such a role any earlier I also  feel as though I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m about as happy as I’ll ever be and the overwhelming sense of pride and the surreal honesty of looking on at my sons as they play is almost more than I can bear at times. the tears aren’t far from the surface today

UPDATE…… Just gotten back from lunch at the local cafe and went to the park with the boys. Finn took his first step today!!! Also, his first tooth has come through…. Very exciting. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Dad, my sons Finn (left) and Niall (right) and I on Dad’s trip over from the UK a couple of  months ago….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Niall (2 1/2 yrs old)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finn (10 months old)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The boys and I at the park today… Can you tell I’m not a big fan of having my photo taken?

I did some work for a client yesterday, I had to produce a dragon silhouette for a company’s logo. It was a great job and I came up with a fair few designs I rather liked. A few of them were far too elaborate for a company logo though, this is one of them….

The Biggest Question Of All Is….

…Who makes the clothes for Superheroes?

Here’s an old sketch of a cool mandolin-playing Piskie enjoying some of nature’s finest herbs. graphite

Ponkidoodling….

As per my post yesterday, here’s an advanced viewing of some of the  images from the ‘Ponkidoodle’ book that’ll be available very soon.  The images were painted digitally using Corel PainterX and Photoshop CS3. funfunfun…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Witch….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I had a wonderful day yesterday. It was a very soft energy surrounding things. There were no ’have to do it or else’ vibes going on and I positively revelled in it. Started the day out at the local mall and had a wonderful breakfast at the Italian restaurant there. the kids were very well behaved (which is a blessing when we’re out shopping- let me tell you…).

When I got home I just  dropped my current workload on it’s head. I wanted to be creative for myself. The pressure just lately to do this or do that, to make sure this deadline is met, make sure that contract is signed etcetc has taken it’s toll and really leaves me kind of frazzled at times. So yesterday I thought I’d have a little bit of fun, keeping one eye on some stuff for my portfolio to send potential clients, but mainly to goof around and please myself. The Witch I’ve posted here is a drawing from my sketchbook, but I liked it so much I inked it. I also drew a couple of other bits and pieces which I’m very happy with. It’s great to let the hand and the mind run free….. Highly recommended.

Full moon in Pisces today, sentimental, nostagic, romantic, creative, loving, caring….. Highly emotional for some people… Make it work for you.

Ponkidoodle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’ve just received notification that the advance copies of my latest illustrated effort, written by author Neridah McMullin and  published by Little Steps Books, will be available over the next couple of weeks. Very much looking forward to seeing  it. It’s a picture book featuring a mischievous little green character called the ‘Ponkidoodle’. I had heaps of fun illustrating it…  Feel free to contact me at my email address if you’d like to purchase a copy, not sure of the cover price just yet:

aaronpocock@yahoo.com.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A recent drawing from my sketchbook.

Dragons….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There seems to be a fair bit of naughty planetary activity around at  the moment and it’s sending my system loopy. Not sure what’s going on up there and I’m not likely to find out just yet as I’m a little too busy to have a look. I’m  about to plough into my workload for the day, so no new sketches, but I’ve added a couple of old dragon drawings from my sketchbooks.

Black and white art….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I’m currently putting a booklet together for (potential) publishers showcasing some of my line art. here’s the cover. If anyone’s interested in purchasing one, let me know via my email address:

aaronpocock.yahoo.com.au

Okay….

You can now click on the images for a larger view. I managed to figure out how this worked- aren’t I clever!

Oink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole house has gone down with the pig flu this last few days, so sorry for no posting… I’ve been nursing my bruised male ego and watching in amazement at how women just suffer in silence. We men are just such whingers aren’t we?  Seriously though, this is one disgusting flu. I don’t remember ever having gone through anything like this in all my years. Thankfully I’m feeling a lot better now, but I’m finding myself way behind in my work, hopefully Friday’ll see me zipping through it at a speedy pace.

I did however, manage to draw this old witch through all the coughing, hoiking, retching and moaning, whining and carrying on…….