A cat, hastily drawn by a fingertip onto a fogged-up window, becomes both a portrait and a memory. In Meow Kat, a simple doodle transforms condensation into a canvas, capturing the kind of fleeting moments that usually disappear with the next change in weather.
Part of my ongoing Foggy Window series, this painting explores the traces people leave behind—the drawings, words, and tiny acts of play that turn ordinary spaces into personal archives. The fogged glass obscures the outside world while revealing something more intimate: evidence of a human presence that has already moved on.
The childlike cat, complete with stick legs and a crooked smile, carries a sense of humor and nostalgia. It invites viewers to remember drawing on steamed-up car windows, passing time on rainy days, and finding magic in temporary things.
Recognition
Honorable Mention, Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition at Charleston City Gallery, juried by Michael Dickins, Director and Chief Curator of the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art.
Details
Original oil painting on panel
Signed by the artist
One-of-a-kind original artwork
Professionally framed
Both playful and quietly reflective, Meow Kat celebrates the beauty of impermanent marks—the little drawings and scribbles that become unexpectedly profound because they never last. Like condensation itself, the image exists only for a moment, making its memory all the more precious.
