Breath

About this work

A white-furred cat holds the viewer's gaze with eyes built through repeated layers of opaque pigment and transparent glazes, producing a depth that seems to draw one inward. Subtle blue glazes in the shadows and flickers of color woven into the fur articulate the play of light across the animal's form. The background is distilled to essentials, allowing the cat's quiet vitality—the breath implied by the title—to occupy the entire pictorial space without competition.