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(Republic of Dogs series, 2025)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Materials: Thick, textured acrylic paint with satin sheen
Size (canvas): 24 × 30 inches
Size (framed): 25 × 31 inches
Frame: Bespoke solid wood frame (to be framed)
Original: Yes
Price: £895
Edition: Original (prints available separately)
First Class is a bold, illustrative acrylic painting from The Republic of Dogs, featuring a very silly poodle depicted within an oversized “First Class” postage stamp. Rendered in rich oranges, reds, browns, and teals, the work combines playful humour with a quietly pointed nod to status and privilege.
First Class is a large-scale original painting from The Republic of Dogs series, executed in thick, heavily textured acrylic with a satin sheen. The piece presents an oversized postage stamp marked “First Class,” featuring an expressive, slightly absurd poodle at its centre. The colour palette — warm oranges and reds balanced with deep browns and contrasting teals — draws on contemporary illustration while maintaining a bold, graphic clarity.
In the fictional economy of the Republic of Dogs, this stamp is valued at 20 treats: a premium rate for fast delivery and, apparently, a certain level of prestige. Why it costs twice as much as Priority remains unclear — even within the logic of this imagined world. The work leans into that ambiguity, using humour and charm to gesture towards ideas of class, access, and the often illogical systems that govern value.
I will be framing this piece in my next batch of bespoke framings. Until then, you may choose framed or unframed. If you choose the framed option, please be aware that I charge an additional £100 for bespoke framing from a local professional bespoke framing service and require four weeks for said framing.
(Republic of Dogs series, 2025)
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Materials: Thick, textured acrylic paint with satin sheen
Size (canvas): 24 × 30 inches
Size (framed): 25 × 31 inches
Frame: Bespoke solid wood frame (to be framed)
Original: Yes
Price: £895
Edition: Original (prints available separately)
First Class is a bold, illustrative acrylic painting from The Republic of Dogs, featuring a very silly poodle depicted within an oversized “First Class” postage stamp. Rendered in rich oranges, reds, browns, and teals, the work combines playful humour with a quietly pointed nod to status and privilege.
First Class is a large-scale original painting from The Republic of Dogs series, executed in thick, heavily textured acrylic with a satin sheen. The piece presents an oversized postage stamp marked “First Class,” featuring an expressive, slightly absurd poodle at its centre. The colour palette — warm oranges and reds balanced with deep browns and contrasting teals — draws on contemporary illustration while maintaining a bold, graphic clarity.
In the fictional economy of the Republic of Dogs, this stamp is valued at 20 treats: a premium rate for fast delivery and, apparently, a certain level of prestige. Why it costs twice as much as Priority remains unclear — even within the logic of this imagined world. The work leans into that ambiguity, using humour and charm to gesture towards ideas of class, access, and the often illogical systems that govern value.
I will be framing this piece in my next batch of bespoke framings. Until then, you may choose framed or unframed. If you choose the framed option, please be aware that I charge an additional £100 for bespoke framing from a local professional bespoke framing service and require four weeks for said framing.