Our Story

Northstar Paws started the way these things usually do: with a dog.

Beau was a Bernese, 95 pounds of soft-hearted nuisance who slept on whoever's feet were closest. When we lost him in 2024, I went looking for art that felt worthy of him — not the cartoony stuff, not a stock illustration with his name on it. Something I'd want to hang in my home in twenty years.

I couldn't find it. So we made it.

Today, Northstar Paws is a small studio that does one thing: custom illustrated portraits of your pet, printed on museum-grade canvas and framed in real solid wood. We work in six art styles, we send you a proof before we print, and we revise as many times as you need until it's right. Every piece is reviewed by a person before it goes to print — we care whether your dog's eyes look like your dog's eyes.

And there's a quieter side to what we make. Our Memorial Collection exists because the pet you've lost deserves something that doesn't feel like a sympathy card. We made it for ourselves first. We hope it serves you, too.

Thanks for being here. Tell your dog we said hi.