Funny dog art is a category of art that shows dogs of all breeds engaging in amusing or ironic behaviors. These works include everything from cute domestic animal prints to surreal dog paintings. Like most whimsical pet images, funny dog art can be found in nearly every venue, both personal and professional, and enjoyed by viewers of any age.
These humorous animal pictures are equally represented on canvas and in photos. Funny dog canvas art and funny dog photos are quite different however. In canvas art, artists often bend the laws of nature into surreal dog paintings, as seen in the print 'A Friend in Need' by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. Photographs, on the other hand, choose to use props and the animals own natural behavior in order to create a cute domestic animal print that is also humorous, as illustrated in 'Cafe Pug' by Jim Dratfield.
Due to the ridiculous situations and behaviors that these canine pets demonstrate, many funny dog prints have a surreal attitude to them, however, regardless of the medium. However, while many of these humorous animal pictures straddle the line between cute and funny, surreal dog paintings are often more graphic in nature and fall more into the ironic set of this category. A typical example of a surreal dog print can be seen in the domestic animal print, 'Party Hat' by Jill Mayberg, as well as works by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
Many funny dog paintings are whimsical in execution. These whimsical pet images are some of the most common examples of funny dog art and are often found on canvas. These works, like 'Dog Around Town' by Ron Burns and 'Bone Appetit' by Conrad Knutsen, usually have more appeal to modern audiences than strictly ironic or humorous prints and have a wider scope for where it can be used effectively for decoration.
