Reclining Cat, 2025

Oil painting | 8 × 10 inches | Signed on the back

This oil painting presents a reclining cat rendered with attentive observation and restrained warmth. The figure is composed through soft transitions of color and carefully layered brushwork, allowing the form to feel both solid and gently atmospheric. Creamy whites, warm rusts, and muted ochres shape the body, while cool blue-green tones in the background create a quiet spatial depth that cradles the figure.

The cat’s gaze is direct yet calm, anchoring the composition and inviting a sense of intimacy. Rather than relying on sharp detail, the painting emphasizes subtle shifts in temperature and texture, giving the surface a lived-in, tactile quality. The brushwork remains visible throughout, reinforcing the physicality of oil paint and the presence of the artist’s hand.

This work continues an ongoing exploration of Cats as contemplative subjects, less portraiture than presence—where mood, stillness, and material sensitivity guide the image.

Original painting.

Oil on canvas.

Signed on the back.

Shipped stretched and craddled, carefully wrapped in glassine paper and packaged in a rigid, protective enclosure suitable for safe transit.