A oil painting pet portrait,
painted from your photo.

classical oil painting of your pet. Finished on archival materials.

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The Oil: custom pet portrait of a Labrador Retriever by Maison Zola
No. 001 · The Oil

Labrador Retriever, painted as a contemporary fine art oil portrait.

Lifelike portraits, true to your petFree worldwide shipping30-day remake or refund

01. How a portrait happens

Three steps · the studio process
One.

Upload a clear photo of your pet.

A single photograph. Daylight, near eye-level if you can. We'll tell you on the next screen if it isn't quite right.

Two.

Choose from three considered styles.

Renaissance noble. Royal regalia. Classical oil. Three distinct visual registers, each painted to live on a wall.

Three.

See your proof in under a minute.

Yours to keep on screen. Or order it on canvas, framed canvas, or archival paper, shipped from the studio.

02. The Catalogue

Three styles · launch edition

Three styles. Each one designed to live on a wall.

03. Choose how you'd like it

Four formats

The high-resolution file is free during our launch. Pay only if you'd like us to print and ship it.

Free digital download during our launch

The Download: sample pet portrait by Maison Zola
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The Download

High-resolution file. Yours to print, frame, share, gift. Free during our launch.

$29Free
Limited launch offer
The Print: sample pet portrait by Maison Zola

The Print

Enhanced Matte Art. 200 gsm heavyweight matte paper, giclée printed with pigment inks. From 30×40 cm.

From $49
Includes the file
Most popular
The Canvas: sample pet portrait by Maison Zola

The Canvas

400 gsm cotton, hand-stretched on a 38 mm pine bar. Edges mirror the artwork so nothing is lost on the front face. From 30×40 cm.

From $299
Includes the file
The Framed Canvas: sample pet portrait by Maison Zola

The Framed Canvas

400 gsm cotton canvas inside a float frame, black or brown finish. Black side faces keep the full composition on the front. From 30×40 cm.

From $399
Includes the file

04. From our first orders

Launch edition

9 families let us paint their pet. These are their words. We'll replace them with new ones as more orders close.

Marcel, painted as Baroque royal court portrait
The Sovereign

I cried a little when it arrived. Marcel looks like a small king. The frame is heavier than I expected, in a good way.

SB
Sophie B.
Brussels · Marcel
Otto, painted as 18th-century French atelier portrait
The Atelier

Hung it for our anniversary dinner without telling my wife. She welled up. Otto sat under it like he knew.

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Mark V.
Amsterdam · Otto
Pomme, painted as Contemporary fine art oil portrait
The Oil

The first proof had Pomme's eyes a touch off. I wrote in and they remade the whole thing within a day. The second one is on our wall.

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Léa R.
Paris · Pomme
Order remade in 24 hours
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05. The story

How it started

It started in our favorite dog café in Amsterdam.

We were sitting in our favorite dog café in Amsterdam when my partner pulled a book off the shelf. Dog, by Tein Lucasson. We turned the pages and stopped on a portrait that felt like every serious painting we'd ever loved. Except it was a dog. We looked at each other and said the same thing. We need this at home.

Nothing like it existed for our own dog. Zola is a small, serious princess of a creature, and no studio would paint her in that register. So we built one. My background is in AI images. Ours is a love of dogs, and one in particular.

We named the studio Maison Zola because Zola already runs the house. The rest of us just live in it.

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The founders of Maison Zola with Zola
The three of us
On The Oil

Oil Painting Pet Portrait, in the atelier mode.

The classical oil pet portrait is the most restrained of our three studio styles. No costume, no crown, no replaced ground. The breed itself rendered in the realistic mode that defined formal portraiture from the late renaissance through the nineteenth century. A dark green velvet backdrop, balanced studio lighting, the subject in its own coat and its own bearing.

The technical pleasure of oil is in the surface. The way brushstroke catches in the cheek hollow, the way light softens at the brow, the way the pupil holds a single highlight without falling into glassy sheen. We render the breed's features precisely, without idealization. If your dog has a crooked ear or a paler patch above one eye, the painting carries it forward.

This is the museum portrait, painted from one of your photographs in the atelier. The style most painters mean when they say portrait, and the style most owners return to.

06. Common questions

Pricing, timing, returns

What does it cost?

A digital file starts at $29 and is free during our launch. Printed on fine art paper from $49, gallery canvas from $299, framed canvas from $399. Free worldwide shipping on qualifying orders.

How long does the proof take?

Under a minute. You'll see it on the next screen, no account needed.

What if I don't like the result?

Tell us within thirty days. We'll remake it or refund. No questions, no replacement loop. Your choice between a fresh render and your money back.

Will it actually look like my pet?

Yes. We use AI to render the painting, not to crop and paste. Your pet's likeness is traced from your photo and painted into the chosen studio style: eyes, markings, ears, the parts that make her her. If something isn't right, we redo it free.

What if my photo isn't good enough?

We'll tell you. The studio scores every uploaded photo and suggests another shot if the result won't meet our standard. Re-uploading is free.

Can I change the style after seeing my proof?

Yes. The proof is free. Pick another style and we'll render again.

Where do you ship and how long does it take?

Worldwide. Standard delivery 4–7 business days in the US, 5–10 in the UK, 7–14 internationally. Express delivery is available at checkout.

Do you keep my photo?

We keep it for thirty days so we can re-render or fulfil an order, then we delete it. You can ask us to delete it sooner from your order page.

Can I order a portrait of two pets, or my pet with me?

Not yet. Single-pet portraits at launch. Multi-pet and pet-with-owner are in the studio.

Is this in memory of a pet?

We have a quieter page for tribute orders, with the same materials and the same care. See /memorial. We work at the pace this kind of order deserves and we never put you in a replacement loop.

Can I commission a custom style not in the Catalogue?

The Catalogue is fixed for launch. If there's a style you'd like us to consider, write to us.

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