Gato Prieto (Black Cat) shirt catching some beauty sleep

catching some beauty sleep

Designed in collaboration with Intentions Therapy

and a source of joy

This artwork began with a rare

Artistic Expression: In signature Chappe style

Gato Prieto (Black Cat) shirt catching some beauty sleepWhen I was a little kid in Cuba my older brother, Ariel, used to call me gato prieto, which roughly translates to "black cat", but doesn't really have the same energy as it does in cuban slang. I've thought about doing this painting a few times, but never really got around to it. That was until the day before my second art show in 2024 when my dear friend Mario said "you should do a black cat" (because he has a black cat himself). I thought it as a