"Self Portrait for Good luck and Protection" Egg tempera and oil glazes on panel 30" x 24", 2023
I grew up hearing from
my mother that she didn`t like cats, especially black cats, many people
around me back then believe in superstitions about black cats: they are bad
luck, you cannot trust a cat because they are traitors and can cut your vein
in the middle of the night if you didn`t feed them…Well, my cats would
certainly do something to let me know that I forgot to feed them like
jumping on my chest while sleeping or leaving a stinking poop out of the cat
litter, they are such a smart creatures and its interesting the many
superstitions surrounding black cats. In my subconscious mind, it kept
influencing me since I had preference for white or orange cats. Until I got
Mulder, he was a tuxedo cat and I loved that cat as I had never loved
another pet. Then I got Mabel, a feral cat from the street and she is
complete black and I also love her very much. Now I think I tend to prefer
black cats.
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