My Dog Sighs

My Dog Sighs (a pseudonym of Paul Stone He now travels internationally to create murals around the world. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Portsmouth and has guest edited The Big Issue Art Edition.

In 2023, My Dog Sighs celebrated the 20th anniversary of his art career by a citywide treasure hunt in Portsmouth with pieces of his artwork totaling £45,000 in value to be found. In 2026 to celebrate Portsmouth's centenary he hid £100,000 of artwork in a city-wide treasure hunt including a £3,500 necklace which was buried on the beach.

Free Art Fridays

Although artistic since school, My Dog Sighs pursued a teaching career as a stable job. He began by creating small pieces of art that he would leave in public, sometimes on his commute to his primary school teaching job, to be found by strangers. My Dog Sighs said he weekly participated in Free Art Fridays for 12 years. Originally planned to take a few months, this project became a process working in secret through the COVID-19 pandemic and marked his first foray into sculpture. The creation process was recorded as a documentary "We Shelter Here Sometimes". This became Look Up Portsmouth featuring street artists Phlegm, Hera, Kashink, Inkie and James Reka, and has run annually since 2023. Thanks in part to My Dog Sighs, Portsmouth boasts the highest density of street art of any city in the UK.