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The Lonely Dog

The World of Alveridge...
is a rich and vivacious fantasy world where cats and dogs live together in Port Alveridge. A curious sophisticated world, segregated yet all inclusive, with a warm 1950’s vibe with rich vibrancy and texture that will remind you of the glory days gone by.
The paintings, drawings, and sculptures of the Lonely Dog World pull the viewer into world of Alveridge while depicting various scenes of the contrasting lifestyles of Felines and the working-class Alveridgean Houndsfolk.
A mixture of Queenstown locals and overseas visitors have progressively fallen in love with Lonely Dog and his world, and have become avid collectors of all things “Alveridgean” – particularly the limited edition prints and drawings. We hope you enjoy your journey into the truly eccentric and whimsical world of Port Alveridge.
​...'Ivan is one of those rare dreamers who can turn the dreams in his head into exceptionally rich and wonderful ideas to further expand the special world he has created.
I feel very lucky to have my association with ‘the Legend of the Lonely Dog’. 

​Sir Richard Taylor
Founder Creative Director
Weta Workshop

Coming Soon the expanded Novel -
​'LONELY DOG'... with art collection in colour!

Excerpt from The Novel:
            LONELY DOG
​“Secrets and legends. The land of Alveridgea abounds with them. Old Rolph Flannegan was a Hound with many secrets he had buried deep. As he stumbled up the hill on this moonless night he felt a knocking in his chest, something more that his aging heart, pumping like a leaky piston, unused to such physical exertion.
​They were old secrets, banging on the door of his soul, demanding resurrection. He reached the summit of the hill, gulping air like a drowning pup, and fell to his knees, loosening the collar of his sweat drenched shirt.”

​"EXQUISITE BOOK AND STORY"
'Lonely Dog is a beautiful book in every sense. Ivan Clarke’s illustrations bring the story, eloquently co-written by his longtime friend, Stu Duval, to life; and render the book a genuine treasure, a work of art as much as literature...'
Dr McKinley - Otago Daily Times. (NZ)

"VIVID AND BELIEVABLE"
'In the manner of J.K. Rowling, or Charles Dickens a century earlier, or the Grimm Brothers a century before that, New Zealand writers and artists, Ivan Clarke and Stu Duval, have invented a hero...'
Carla Perry – The Delta (CANADA)

"A CLASSIC"
'This is an outstanding novel and will become as legendary as Lonely Dog himself. Brilliantly illustrated by creator Ivan Clarke and told by master story teller Stu Duval whose command of language will have you laughing out loud. His imagery and metaphor are brilliant...'
Bob Docherty – Wellington Dominion (NZ)


​Mini Documentary - Ivan Clarke / Lonely Dog