Flower Power.

Sweet smelling cat does find a little lilly from the valley. Never underestimate the power of a black belt flower.

"Flower Pot Pussy", Acryl on Canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2011

We are all ear

Alright, I was a little joking with the title. This cat is called Vincent. He's pretty artistic. Had a fight with another cat. That's how he lost his ear. 

The bridge is inspired by this painting of Vincent van Gogh. This bridge is near Arles and is officially called "Pont de Réginelle, but was locally known as "Pont de Langlois", named after the bridge keeper. In 1999 I have visited this bridge, while I was camping with Eva near Montpellier.

"Vincent", Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2012.

Wet on Wet

This must have been the first, or one of the first 10 x 10 cm cats I made. Both the background as the cat are made with quite  surplus of paint. Camouflage inspired on Nigo's Bugatti Veyron.

Although it is an attempt to make a camouflage pattern, it reminds me now more to strawbery/vanilla ice cream.

"Can there B 2 much paint, lucky camo cat?" Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2010

Knock on Wood.

I had plans to make "Holy Cat" icons from wood. Two colleagues were pretty enthusiast and were willing to help me. One colleague handed me over a little beechwood plank. The other colleague assisted me in cutting the plank into square pieces. It was possible to make 5 panels of approximately 10 x 10 cm (one is actually 9 x 9 cm).

A little rubbing with sand paper to smoothen the edges and a little hole on the back, so it can be hung on a nail on the wall.

Now there is now way back...

Da Bomb!

"I didn't bomb that wall!"... Well, you are at least an eye witness, You've got yellow spray paint all over your blue fur. "But I don't even have fingers"... "Bomb da Katt" has been derived obviously from Tim Simenon's Bomb da Bass. "Beat Diss!"

"Bomb da Katt I", Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2010

Candy, candy!

A toitle? A tiger? Nope, something different. It's a polkadot pussy in candy pinkish cherry red. Would this cat not do well on a lolly pop? What's he trying to tell you. "I'm good"? "I'm sweet?".

"Candy Cat Polka Dot", acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm,  2010

Night puss.

More than a year this cat is watching the family from the fireplace. Peacefully in almost metallic blue. See him shine in the full moon night.

"Bloo Metallic Pussy Blings", Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10cm, 2010 

Icon Pussy

Last time I was in Antwerp, I visited the cathedral. In the shop I saw a beautiful icon. I still regret I did not buy it, because it was not really expensive. I think there might be a series of new Holy Cats in the future, but then painted on wood, if I get the chance to get the right materials.

I'm so happy I bought the gold and silver paints. The blue cat in real contrasts very strong to the brilliant red.

"Yes, I'm a Holy Puss"

"Holy"

Real icons have no title and are not signed. I cannot live without my sign and year on a painting. I went for a compromise. It is signed on the back (on advice of Eva).

 title less ("Holy Puss", acryl on canvas, 10 x 1 0 cm, 2012  

Yellow Toitle

Bram requested me to paint a yellow cat. "A yellow cat?". -"Yes, with a purple background, so you get a good contrast". Well if a 11 year old boy can come up with these words, I should try to paint it. Well, here is the result. Bram was a little disappointed. He rather would have had a straight yellow cat with no structures. I told him that would have been a very dull cat and he agreed. I like the background It's like a storm on an icy planet.

"Yellow Tortoise", Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2012

Spot on

Another graffiti cat. Hey it wasn't me. That used spray can is just circumstantial evidence.

There are many layers of translucent candy pink to create this cat. The tiger stripes are made with glossy red. It's very hard to catch this cat on photo, as the contrasts are very big.

Good thing I have silver paint. Bad thing, I have a macro lens. Optical it looked like a perfect spray can with spray cap. With such a close-up, the cap doesn't seem perfect anymore :-)

"Can you spot me", Acryl on canvas, 10 x 10 cm, 2012