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Enjoy this print of a young black labrador return with only a pheasant feather and not the pheasant. This was a limited edition of only 500 prints. 

Image size 12.5 inches x 8.75 inches.

Paul Doyle is one of the much-loved Dog artists in the UK, Paul Doyle was born in 1964 and grew up in Coventry with his two sisters until he attended boarding school in Shropshire at the age of 11. This era found him playing numerous sports including rugby and athletics, it also proved to be a great start to his lifelong love of art. He loved nothing better than to while away the hours in the art room to which he had his own key. At this time he worked in pencil, charcoals, and oils to create detailed pictures of motorbikes, cars, wildlife, and fantasy. On leaving school, Paul took a position as an apprentice draughtsman. Recognizing his talent, a firm position was offered which led to Paul traveling the world producing promotional graphics at sales and marketing conferences for many well-known companies. In 1997, Paul decided that the direction he wanted to travel in was painting, so he left his job and became a full-time artist with most of his superb paintings being published by a leading publisher. Paul Doyle was given a fantastic opportunity to explore the ideas and Paul wanted his pictures to tell a story. The first picture published was a Black Labrador, entitled watching this proved to be the start of a succession of highly successful prints, many of which sold out quickly. His achievement in such a short space of time has been astounding, and he was honored to have one of his works accepted into the prestigious Kennel Club Gallery in London in 2004. His idea for a series of dogs drinking beer starting with the now sold-out edition of �Three Must Get Beers proved to be the start of something unparalleled. Since his introduction to Danbury Mint, Paul Doyle's work is seen on items from collector plates to dog beds all over the world. The first image they ever published by him was Hitching a Ride proved to be one of their top-selling plates ever. He now produces a constant stream of many different breeds of dogs for their use. Paul Doyle's diverse technique to create almost photographic quality images starts with a fun idea, Paul draws doodles and makes notes and then finds the right dogs for the idea. He will spend a few hours taking photos and watching them. Using these for reference, Paul proceeds to create the picture on a drafting film using colored pencils, acrylic paints, and an airbrush technique. Consequently, the description of Mixed Media is well suited to his works. Paul will have many pictures on the go at any one time and due to his workload being so high, only finds time to fit the odd commission into his schedule, hence his waiting list for this remains around 18 months. Paul says that painting has changed his life, his ultimate ambition is to be remembered as the guy who painted dogs, he gets a great kick out of people buying his pictures and likes nothing more than demonstrating at shows such as the CLA Game Fair and Crufts, talking to the people who admire his work. Paul Doyle says I have the best life ever, I get to paint the pictures I want to paint and earn a living for the privilege. Pual Doyles full range of prints are available from Cranston Fine Arts including a range of secondary market prints