‘One Page in, One Paw Closer’

20x20x4 cm (8x8x1.6 inch)

Oils and mixed media on gallery wrapped canvas, 2025

Including a Certificate of Authenticity

I began with an abstract, a garden that doesn’t quite exist, an autumn dream painted in blues drifting into olive greens, with soft pinks blooming like late flowers.

The colours blur and breathe like leaves caught in a gentle wind, and here and there I pressed in flecks of gold, like sunlight that refuses to leave.

And there, she sits. Curled into herself, one leg tucked beneath, a book balanced in her lap. She is already one page in, already elsewhere, her breath slowed to the rhythm of words. Around her, the garden hums in abstraction, a place both real and imagined.

From the right, the cat enters. Black against the soft pink glow, each pawstep deliberate. The shimmer of gold gathers around it, as though the air is aware of its presence. The pink behind it softens the approach, turning the moment into a tender interruption rather than a demand. Just approaching, one paw closer, carrying with it the quiet promise of companionship.

This painting is about that moment between solitude and connection. Being absorbed in a story, and the warmth of a presence drawing near. It is about how stillness can hold strength, how even in the swirl of colours and seasons, we find grounding in the simplest gestures: a page turned, a paw placed, a breath shared.

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