What makes these pet portraits funny?

They show the real thing your pet does, not a costume or a pose. Each scene is built around one everyday moment, like the cat who claims the sink or the dog with a stick too big for the door, and your pet is placed into it from your photo so it’s unmistakably them.

Can I get a funny pet portrait for the bathroom?

Yes. The Occupant (a cat asleep in the sink), Toilet Paper Canyon, Faucet Falls and Porcelain Springs were made for bathrooms. Prints and canvases come in 8" × 10", 11" × 14", 16" × 20" and 24" × 30", and the smaller sizes suit a powder room.

Will it actually look like my pet?

Yes. Amy Oliver, the artist behind Retro Reverence, matches your pet’s coloring and markings against your photo, retouches every detail by hand and approves the portrait before it reaches you. It’s an artistic rendering in a vintage style, not a photo filter.

How much does a funny custom pet portrait cost?

$19 for the high-resolution digital file, fine art prints from $59 and canvases from $95, in 8" × 10", 11" × 14", 16" × 20" and 24" × 30", with shipping included.

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Funny Custom Pet Portraits

These are funny custom pet portraits of the everyday things cats and dogs actually do: sleeping in the sink, sitting on the keyboard, hanging off a bed that was never going to fit. Not a costume, not a crown: your own pet, digitally illustrated from your photo into a vintage style scene of the thing they do best. They’re for pet parents who want art that makes them laugh every time they walk past it, from $19 for the digital file.

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Everyday Moments

The things they actually do

Custom cat portrait of a cat lying across a laptop keyboard on a working desk, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

Technical Support

You sat down to work. They had other priorities.

Custom dog portrait of a dog gazing up with impossibly pleading eyes, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The Negotiator

This dog has suffered enough.

Custom dog portrait of a dog with its chin on the carpet beside one very chewed shoe, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The Suspect

They’ve never chewed anything in their life.

Custom cat portrait of a cat perched upright on a wooden spindle chair at the breakfast table, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

Dinner Guest

Dinner is better together.

Custom dog portrait of a polite dog at the dining table with its chin at table level, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

Dinner Guest

They were wondering... what’s for dinner?

Custom dog portrait of a dog proudly carrying a stick far too big for the doorway, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The Lumberjack

They brought you something. You’re welcome.

Custom dog portrait of a dog fast asleep with its chin on a bed far too small for it, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

Never Quite Fits

Technically... they’re on the bed.

Custom cat portrait of a cat sitting beside an empty food bowl making a pointed statement, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The Timekeeper

According to your cat... you’re late.

Custom dog portrait of a dog waiting under the kitchen table for anything that falls, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

Cleanup Crew

Just in case you drop something.

Custom cat portrait of a cat standing on the kitchen counter, entirely unbothered, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The High Ground

The floor is lava.

Garbage Grove

Digging deep, no permit required.

Bathroom Art

Funny pet art for the bathroom

The sink, the faucet, the toilet paper: the rooms where pets have the least business and the most opinions. These four were made for bathrooms, powder rooms and half baths with a sense of humor.

Custom cat portrait of a cat curled up asleep inside a porcelain bathroom sink, illustrated in a vintage painterly style

The Occupant

You needed the sink. They needed a nap.

Toilet Paper Canyon

Miles of scenic (and shredded) trails.

Faucet Falls

Complimentary water features. No privacy included.

Porcelain Springs

Fresh water, no reservation required.

Questions

Good to know

What makes these pet portraits funny?: They show the real thing your pet does, not a costume or a pose. Each scene is built around one everyday moment, like the cat who claims the sink or the dog with a stick too big for the door, and your pet is placed into it from your photo so it’s unmistakably them.
Can I get a funny pet portrait for the bathroom?: Yes. The Occupant (a cat asleep in the sink), Toilet Paper Canyon, Faucet Falls and Porcelain Springs were made for bathrooms. Prints and canvases come in 8" × 10", 11" × 14", 16" × 20" and 24" × 30", and the smaller sizes suit a powder room.
Will it actually look like my pet?: Yes. Amy Oliver, the artist behind Retro Reverence, matches your pet’s coloring and markings against your photo, retouches every detail by hand and approves the portrait before it reaches you. It’s an artistic rendering in a vintage style, not a photo filter.
How much does a funny custom pet portrait cost?: $19 for the high-resolution digital file, fine art prints from $59 and canvases from $95, in 8" × 10", 11" × 14", 16" × 20" and 24" × 30", with shipping included.

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