Victorian Black Cat Portrait Canvas Art, Formal Cravat and Jacket ochremanual A black cat stares out

A black cat stares out from a field of ornate gold baroque ornament: a gilded crown

and soft greens

a church steeple rises at the summit

Printed on a cotton-poly canvas with archival pigment inks and a semi-matte finish

The diagonal angle of the train draws movement across the canvas

Victorian Black Cat Portrait Canvas Art, Formal Cravat and Jacket ochremanual A black cat stares outA black cat, rendered with the gravity of a Victorian portrait sitter, stares out from the canvas in a tailored jacket and cravat with gold detailing. The palette runs dark and warm, with the kind of composed seriousness that works as well in a book lined study as it does anchoring a dark academic bedroom wall. The subject carries enough character to read across a room. In a narrow hallway or above a writing desk, it draws a second look. In a Gothic