My Best Friend Cat Memorial Portrait

A cat portrait with halo in the My Best Friend style is the plainest memorial piece we make: your cat drawn in clean flat shapes on an off-white ground, a single thin gold halo above her head, and her name and years set above in simple capitals.

There are no flowers, no clouds and no decoration of any kind. Everything that could soften it has been removed, which is precisely why some people choose it. It reads as a considered, modern piece of wall art rather than as a memorial, and only says what it is if you look properly.

Why a cat portrait with halo suits some homes better

Painted memorial styles can be difficult to live with in a room that is otherwise plain. This one is graphic rather than painterly — flat colour, clean edges, generous white space — so it hangs comfortably in a modern kitchen, a hallway or a home office without changing the feel of the room.

A cat portrait with halo also does something worth knowing: because it is understated, people are far more likely to keep it up permanently. A piece that quietly holds its place on a wall for ten years does more than one that has to be moved somewhere less visible after a year.

Choosing the photo for a cat portrait with halo

This style simplifies her into shapes, so it needs the features clearly visible in the source photograph — a front-on picture with light on the face works best, and markings should be legible rather than lost in shadow. The photo guide shows the difference. Older photos usually still work; send what you have and we will tell you honestly.

The portrait is generated in this style and then individually reviewed and refined by a person before printing. In a flat, simplified style the markings and eye shape carry the entire likeness, so that review matters more here than anywhere else in the collection. Her name and years are set from what you enter at checkout. A proof comes within one to three working days and nothing prints until you approve it. Revisions are free and unlimited.

Sizes, framing and finish

Framed prints are 200gsm matte paper in a real pine frame with shatterproof plexiglass and a hanging kit, ready to hang, about four to six days after approval. Canvas is slim 2cm stretched cotton-polyester, five to six days. Dark wood framing suits this style particularly well against the white ground; black is the sharper option.

Sizes are 8×12, 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches. Because the composition is simple and the background is plain, it holds up at every size, including the smallest. Free tracked shipping on every order. Softer, painted styles are in the Memorial collection if this is too spare.

Questions about this portrait

Can I order a cat portrait with halo without the halo?
Ask in your order notes. The halo is what makes this a memorial piece, but the plain style works without it and we will confirm at proof stage.

Will a cat portrait with halo still look like her if it is simplified?
That is exactly what the human review stage is for. Markings, eye shape and the line of the muzzle are matched to your photo, and you approve the proof before anything prints. If it does not look like her, say so and it is corrected free.

Can the dates be left off?
Yes. Leave the year fields blank and only her name appears.

Does this style work for two cats?
It is composed for one. For two, the styles built for pairs are in the same collection.

A share of every month’s orders goes back to rescued animals.