Hand-painted watercolour dog art, made in Northern Ireland.
Pup n' Pun logo Watercolour · hand-painted · Northern Ireland
Pup prints and portraits for pooch parents.

Celebrate your dog's eccentricities with a hand-painted shrine, or a classic print.

Proudly place on any wall, shelf, or table, and feel that smug joy that comes with knowing your dog really is the best.

Hand-painted watercolour portrait of Blue the whippet
Blue, in watercolour the studio boss himself — hand-painted
painted, printed & photographed by me
Hand-painted in Northern Ireland Carefully packaged, posted flat Secure checkout

The collection

Unframed prints in A5, A4 and A3 — posted flat, ready for the frame of your choosing. Or commission a custom watercolour portrait of your own dog in any of the same sizes.

Bethy with Blue the whippet by the water in Northern Ireland Blue (the boss) and his assistant
About

Hi, I'm Bethy — a watercolour artist from Northern Ireland and a whippet mum of one, meaning I'm micromanaged daily by a small longdog called Blue. I've a life-long love for dogs and all the quirks that come with them.

I started Pup n' Pun to capture the charm of our fur-covered beings, to honour their personalities, and to celebrate the love of dog parents everywhere. When you order, you're not buying from a factory — you're handing your dog to a real person who'll paint them with care.

Bethy Mitchell's signature

Why choose Pup n' Pun?

Not a print farm, not a filter — a real person painting real dogs.

Actually hand-painted

Every original is watercolour on paper — brush, water and patience. Prints are faithful, true-to-the-original reproductions of that painting. Never AI, never a stock filter.

Your dog's real character

I work from your photos and chase the likeness and the attitude. On commissions you approve a proof before I ever call it finished.

Made to keep

Archival-quality paper that won't yellow, signed by hand — a keepsake built to stay on the wall for years, not months.

More than a picture — a memory

The reasons people commission a portrait are rarely about the paint. They're about the dog.

A new puppy, a birthday, a new home — or a gentle way to keep a good one close when they're no longer here. Whatever the reason, it's really about the dog.

From sketch to shrine

Photographed at my desk — how every piece comes together, from pencil to paint.

Pencil sketch of a yellow Labrador's face on a watercolour pad, paint palette alongside

1. The sketch

In pencil, from your photos — until the likeness and the attitude are right.

First pale watercolour wash blocking in the Labrador's face

2. The first wash

Loose, pale layers first — light, and always a little nerve-wracking.

Deeper watercolour layers building up the muzzle and markings

3. Building up

Layer over layer, the colour deepens and the markings start to show.

The Labrador portrait with detailed brown eyes, pink tongue and fur texture

4. The details

The eyes, the nose, that tongue — where the character lands. You approve a proof first.

The finished yellow Labrador watercolour portrait held up by hand

5. The finished pup

Signed and photographed at my desk, ready to find a wall.

★★★★★

Reviews will live here once the first prints have found their walls. I'd rather show you nothing than show you something made up.

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