Doug Hyde Paintings

The Terrible Two

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The painting by Doug Hyde, The Terrible Two depicts a panda with a smiley face character. Although much of the work of Doug Hyde is distinguished by its bright and uplifting colors, The Terrible Two is in black and white. One of the reasons for choosing this color scheme for the Terrible Two was no doubt due to the natural black and white colors of a panda. Other paintings and prints by Doug Hyde depict animals with black and white colors such as Zebras. He seems to be particularly fond of these black and white animals.

Doug Hyde has experienced particular success with his ‘smiley,’ characters. These smiley characters have been described by fans of his work as uplifting and positive. The Terrible Two, is a particularly endearing painting with its tender depiction of a simple smiley character and a cuddly panda. It evokes feelings of love and affection. You cannot help but smile when you see this painting. It is available in limited edition print from various online galleries.

Cops and Robbers

Cops and Robbers is a painting by Doug Hyde which is also available in limited edition prints. The color scheme of Cops and Robbers is black and white. The painting has two main characters, namely, one of the artist’s famous ‘smiley’ characters, and also a zebra. He depicts the two characters in his painting in black and white stripes. He seems to be teasing and playing with those who will view his paintings and we cannot help but smile. This is because of course the stripes in Cops and Robbers evoke the black and white stripes of a zebra and also the stripes of prison clothes.

It would appear on first impressions that the Cop is the smiley character and that the zebra he has arrested is the Robber. However, on a second glance we may ask ourselves if it may not be the zebra who is the cop and the smiley character who is the robber. In any event this is a particularly humorous painting by this artist. A constant theme in the work of the artist is animals in larger than like cartoon like format interacting with ‘smiley’ characters.

Partners In Crime

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Doug Hyde has a wide and diverse fan base. This fan base includes animal lovers. Those who love his depiction of animals have a particular admiration for the painting Partners In Crime. This painting which is also available in limited edition prints is particularly popular. Partners In Crime is painted on a vibrant red background. The artist is well known for the vibrant colors which he often uses in his work. It depicts one of Doug Hyde’s famous ‘smiley’ characters, and a white and brown dog. The particularity of this dog is that he is wearing a rather unusual dog collar, which makes us suspect that perhaps the master and his dog are up to no good! The title, Partners In Crime, seems particularly fitting and humorous for this piece of work.

Daisy Chain

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The painting Daisy Chain is a very tender and gentle painting by the artist Doug Hyde which is also available in the form of limited edition prints. Daisy Chain depicts two of the artist’s famous, ‘smiley’ characters, for whom his fan base have a great amount of affection. Our first impression is that the work depicts a smiley face man with his arm around his ‘smiley’ character girlfriend. They are surrounded by a softly painted daisy chain which gives the painting an innocent and gentle feel to it. The daisy chain in the painting seems very fragile, as indeed the love of the characters in the painting may be. However, the daisy chain also seems to unite them and therefore give their love strength. The painting is set in a blue background which again gives it a dreamy feel and associations with the sky. This is a particularly popular print.

Walkies

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Those among us who have a dog have all experienced the reaction of their dog when they realise that they are about to go for a walk or ‘Walkies,’ as many dog owners often say. The painting by Doug Hyde titled, Walkies, depicts this scenario. The character in this painting which is also available in limited edition print is a brown and white dog, holding a blue lead in his mouth.

It is not difficult to interpret the meaning of this piece of work. The dog has understood that he is about to go for walkies, and therefore bounds off to find his lead and put it in his mouth.  Dog owners are particular fans of this drawing which depicts the innocent and overwhelming joy of a dog when he realises that he is about to go for a walk.

As well as creating limited edition prints of his original paintings, he also brings the characters to life in three dimensional sculpture form. The painting and print Walkies is also available in porcelain sculpture from online galleries which sell the work of Doug Hyde.

High on Love

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The painting High on Love by Doug Hyde is a great example of a typical piece of the artists work. It contains the bold vibrant colors for which he is well known, as well as his popular ‘smiley’ characters. The center piece of this painting is an enormous bold red heart.  On either side of the heart we see two of the artist’s famous smiley characters lying face down on either side of the heart.

In view of the title of this painting which is also available in limited edition print, we can only imagine that the two characters are very much in love. If we examine the painting further we can see that there are two white ladders leaning against either side of heart. The ladders seem very fragile and light, and may depict the feeling of the ‘light headedness’ that being in love can give us. Others interpret the fragility of a ladder as a symbol for the fragility of love. In any event High in Love is a gentle and tender painting with an innocent feel to it.

Increasing Love

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The painting, Increasing Love, by Doug Hyde is a great favourite of his fans. This is probably because this painting contains many of the elements which make this artist so loved and admired. The hallmark elements in this artists paintings include, bright and vibrant colors, as well as larger than life, cartoon like characters. He is also well loved for his famous series of ‘smiley’ characters. 

Increasing Love which is also available in limited print editions depicts two of the artists ‘smiley’ characters in a boat. A central theme to the artists work is animals. This painting also depicts a dog, who is looking over the rowing boat into the water. In the middle of the boat is a heart on a string. The heart almost looks like a balloon on a string. We have the impression that the characters are alone in the world. The color sequences in the painting give us this sense of isolation. The background is black, and the dog in Increasing Love is looking into green water. The painting has an innocent, dreamy feeling which is often seen in the prints and paintings of this artist.

Inseparable

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The painting Inseparable by Doug Hyde which is also available in limited edition prints depicts is a tender and affectionate representation of a large bear. As with other paintings by this artist the bear appears to be larger than life, in a cartoon like format.

Inseparable also depicts one of this artists well loved ‘smiley’ characters. This character is clutching the arm of the bear. He is perhaps in need of comfort or affection. In any event this painting is very representative of the work of this artist, who often depicts his famous ‘smiley’ characters interacting with animals. Limited edition prints of the painting Inseparable are available in a number of online galleries.

Show Me The Way To Go Home

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The painting by Doug Hyde, ‘Show Me The Way To Go Home, is an extremely touching and poignant painting which is also available in limited edition print format. In fact who amongst us has not wished that we could go ‘home’ at one time or another? This painting taps into the nostalgic feelings for home.

Show Me the Way to Go Home depicts some of Doug Hyde’s most popular characters, namely a ‘smiley’ character, a black cat and a brown and white dog. The ‘smiley’ character is dressed in bright red. Vibrant, bright red colors are a recurrent theme in the work of this artist. What is poignant is that it is the ‘smiley’ human like character that is following the cat and dog. It appears as if the animals are showing him the way home, and they are look very happy and upbeat about it !