Pippa's Afternoon Nap

Pippa's Afternoon Nap shows a black, white, and tan dog curled tightly in a round blue dog bed, viewed from above. The dog's body fills the center of the composition, its nose tucked toward its paws in a classic sleeping curl. The bed is rendered in two tones of blue with white line details suggesting a leaf or floral pattern on the fabric, and the palette across the whole piece stays cool and calm with warm tan accents around the dog's face and legs.

Jack Russell Terriers, which Pippa appears to be, are a breed known for their compact, athletic build and distinctive tricolor markings. The overhead vantage point is a deliberate compositional choice here, flattening the scene into something close to graphic illustration while retaining the softness of the subject. This Ana Inciardi mini print sits comfortably within her broader animal print category, alongside her other pet and creature subjects.

Collectors drawn to Inciardi's animal work often respond to the intimacy of her domestic scenes, the way a single subject fills the frame without becoming sentimental. The restrained color palette and confident line work are consistent with her printmaking approach across subjects, and the overhead composition gives Pippa a strong graphic presence that reads clearly even at the small scale typical of her mini prints. It pairs naturally with her other animal prints, and collectors who focus on that thread in her catalog tend to group pet subjects together.

The blue tones also make it a natural companion to her cooler-palette work in other themes.