Acrylic on canvas - 18” x 24”

“You shall not pass!” seems to be the unspoken message here.

Are you a cat enthusiast? This whimsical acrylic painting of two cats at the top of a staircase watching the ascender is both amusing and familiar to any cat owner.

I visited my daughter in Maryland for Thanksgiving last year. Heading up the stairs toward the guest room, I was greeted by these two. But what are they up to? Are they hiding something? Am I that interesting?

Whatever the case, the two curious cats, parked at the top of the second floor and on high alert, coupled with the interesting lighting from the fish tank, provided a compelling vision of colors, shapes, and characters. I knew I had to paint these two cats being cats, so I snapped a shot to later translate the intriguing moment to canvas.

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