What it adds isn’t clutter. It’s loose brushwork tension in the right places. A black cat, green-eyed and unbothered, sharing a banquette with a martini and two olives. The whole thing painted in watery pinks and peach. Hung up, a quiet room stops behaving. Walls feel warmer, the corner around it feels a bit more fun, and people look twice without quite knowing why. Works best in a kitchen, bar nook, dressing room or a bedroom with a sense of humour. Pair with pale oak, warm brass, fluted glass and blush or coral upholstery. Don’t bury it next to anything too serious a heavy oil painting or a sombre portrait will quiet the joke. Stretched over a wooden frame and ready to hang.