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Colour Variations - Dog Ears

2/14/2026

 
My latest print, Dog Ears was originally intended to be on white paper, in Paynes Grey for textured areas and Black for the lines, see previous post. I also had a few sheets of grey blue paper, similar to my Paynes Grey mix, so I printed those too, with white as the printed texture.
I usually play around with scraps of paper, mainly because I don't want to stop printing once I've started, and I am drawn to bright colours. So I printed a smaller portion of the print on red and liked the result. So, I booked another print session at East Side Print open access studio, and printed on Bright Red Canson card, and Buttercup Yellow Canson card. You can find all the versions  of 'Dog Ears' in my shop here.

New A3 Screen Print - 'Dog Ears'

1/28/2026

 
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My latest print is 'Dog Ears' a two layered screen print in black and Payne's Grey. Featuring crayony lines and a variety of textures, this is an edition of 12 prints printed on two surfaces, 300gsm Watercolour (creamy white) and 300gsm Snowdon (white).
I prepared the positives by hand, drawing directly onto tracing paper with oil pastel, and collaging the textured layer with sponged and brushstroke textures. I will have some of these prints at my next event, but in the meantime it is available to buy online.
You can buy 'Dog Ears'  via my shop here.

Dog Days Print

11/11/2025

 
My latest screen Print, Dog Days is now available in my shop.
I tried to be a bit more specific with dog breeds here, and used my observations of dogs at markets I have been to lately. So if you have been one of my customers this year, your dog could be in there. I used a lovely crayon-like texture to give the images a lively feel, and the dogs have a quirky amused look. Dogs are funny.
As always I tried out different colour combinations. I printed several layers to get all the different colours with a pink background version, and a turquoise background version. 
The prints are A3 and will fit regular off-the-shelf frames.

​I think I will be making some more prints in this series, perhaps individual dogs next time, on a smaller scale.
a pencil sketch of dog characters on white paper
cut out dog sketches placed on a piece of printed paper for layout, pieces of cut paper by the side
dog illustrations drawn in black on tracing paper, the original sketches can be seen underneath, broken crayons to the side
close up of a print of dog illustrations with textured crayon-like lines
a rectangular screen print of colourful dog characters on a pink scribbly background, on a wooden paint marked desk
a rectangular print with colourful dog characters on a turquoise scribbly texture background, on a paint marked desk

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