Gold Speckled Cats Mixed Media

Gold Speckled Cats is a 56 × 56 cm mixed media painting that presents two stylized feline figures in close, intimate proximity, their oversized, luminous eyes meeting the viewer with a sense of curiosity and quiet playfulness. Cropped tightly within the frame, the cats appear almost portrait-like, their expressions animated and endearing.
Bold outlines and saturated color blocks—deep blues, reds, yellows, and purples—define the figures, while layered marks and gestural strokes give the surface a lively, tactile quality. The background is softly animated with stenciled, floral-like motifs and shimmering gold-toned accents, creating a decorative field that contrasts with the graphic clarity of the cats’ forms.
The artist’s use of mixed media allows for a rich interplay between opaque paint, translucent layers, and linear details such as whiskers and etched marks. This combination of painterly freedom and controlled design lends the work both immediacy and polish.
Balancing whimsy with confident execution, Gold Speckled Cats sits within a contemporary pop-figurative and folk-expressionist tradition. The painting invites viewers into a warm, playful encounter, where pattern, colour, and character come together to create an engaging and memorable image.
Sustainable Art
Canvas has been lovingly recycled!