ABC Dogs

Illustration of a Pit Bull by Paul Zappia
Illustration of a Mexican Hairless Dog, or Xoloitzcuintle, by Paul Zappia
Illustration of a Bernese Mountain Dog with black, brown, and white fur, standing with its tongue out and smiling.
Illustration of a Border Collie jumping with its tongue out
Illustration of a French Bulldog puppy with tan fur, black nose, pink tongue, and a white patch on chest, with ears perked up.
Illustration of a Siberian Husky with gray and white fur, black markings, and a happy expression, running with tongue out.
Illustration of a Lhasa Apso, with black facial features, white and light gray fur, and a pinkish nose.
Illustration of a black and brown dachshund dog in motion, with its tail raised and tongue slightly out.

An illustrated celebration of our best friends

With over 400 breeds, humans have made dogs the most diverse mammal on Earth. Because dogs have expressive variety of shapes and sizes, I wanted to create an illustrated series that highlights one dog breed for each letter of the alphabet.

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The alphabet

  • Australian Cattle Dog

  • Border Collie

  • Cardigan Welsh Corgi

  • Dachshund

  • Estrela Mountain Dog

  • French Bulldog

  • Great Dane

  • Hungarian Puli

  • Irish Water Spaniel

  • Japanese Akitainu

  • King Charles Spaniel

  • Lhasa Apso

  • Mudi

  • Norfolk Terrier

  • Old English Sheepdog

  • Pit Bull Terrier

Postcards and Posters

Inspired by my lovely stepdad, who sends me postcards from home and travels, I decided to turn some of these illustrations into a collection that I could send to him. The result is a small series that are available for purchase.

Colorful illustrated dog breed postcards on a blue table with a black marker nearby.
Six illustrated dog breeds on colorful backgrounds: Lhasa Apso, Pit Bull Terrier, Siberian Husky, Cardigan Welsh Corgi, Xoloitzcuintli, and Hungarian Puli.
A red postcard featuring an illustration of a Lhasa Apsoand the artist's signature in the bottom right corner. Surrounding items include a white envelope, a black and beige pen, a yellow book, and a pair of AirPods on a blue table

We’ve become so inundated with digital mail, that getting something send to us through the postal service feels so gratifying. If you could send a postcard to someone, who would it be?

Illustrated poster titled 'ABC Dogs' featuring twenty six dog breeds; one for each letter of the alphabet.
Illustrated collection of different dog breeds on a red background, each with a letter label.

The poster includes one dog breed for each letter of the alphabet. Just like the postcards, they’re locally printed at a union shop in Los Angeles

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