Vanity Purr Canvas Print exhibition cypress spikes

cypress spikes

Don't drown it in heavy patterns or hot colours — the line work needs a bit of quiet around it

It works best on a clean wall above a bed

The dark brown ground does the warming

Keep the surrounding palette honest and let the leaf do the work

Vanity Purr Canvas Print exhibition cypress spikesUnlike most cat portrait art, this doesn't wait for approval. A Scottish Fold stares straight down the lens, wrapped in a cream knit hat and snood, kitted out in a tiny leather harness, all under a bold 'Vanity Purr' headline. It's a magazine cover with a punchline, and the cat is in on the joke. Put it up and the room loosens. The soft yellow background lifts a flat wall, the deadpan stare gives the space a sense of humour, and suddenly the kitchen,