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		MY OLYMPIC CATS This picture was inspired by the Poseidon Temple in Greece and by a building in the old town of Stockholm which also has the same steps and pillars. A group of female cats is discussing the approaching male cat. The same male cat leaves, the females are still talking and a little kitten has arrived on the scene.

		THREE OF SIX This picture mixes up the bodies and the heads of the cats so when you look a head, you are not sure which body it belongs to. You don’t always know who you are talking to and while you think you see something, maybe you don’t know what you are looking at.

		AMOR, PSYCHE AND... A female cat is caressed by a tom cat but her attention has drifted to thoughts of an earlier love who she can’t forget - there is a third cat between them. On the left, another threat is approaching...

		THE KITTEN AT REST A shy little kitten is dozing quietly, very contented with life, still too young and innocent to have any worries about the world.

		THE KITTEN – WHAT IS THIS? The first time a kitten sees a mouse there is a strong instinct to do something, but the question is what should be done? The series of pictures “The Young Rebel” followed the kitten pictures. They depict the process of growing up and learning to behave as we move from the innocence of early childhood to the uncertainty of adolescence. These pictures were inspired by observations of my son (and memories of myself).

		YOUNG REBEL - SOMETHING THERE? The cat’s eyes are concentrated on something. She’s a teenager so maybe she’s looking at a handsome young tom cat? The cat’s eyes are concentrated on something or someone.He’s a teenager so maybe he’s looking at a handsome young feline/female cat?

		YOUNG REBEL - PLEASE DON’T DISTURB! The teenager in love...

		YOUNG REBEL - WET AND MISERABLE Teenage life is not always predictable or pleasant. Sometimes things turn out badly and it’s hard to shake off uncertainty.

		YOUNG REBEL - I HAVE TO GO! Embarrassed and feeling like a misfit, it’s time to leave with my broken tail (and broken pride).

		YOUNG REBEL - FREE AT LAST My son graduated and left Stockholm for Sydney - free at last!

		MON CHAT DRIAN This picture is based on the Piet Mondrian’s different paintings called “Composition with red, yellow and blue”. When the cat climbs on Mondrian’s abstract world, it suddenly becomes more real and useful.

		THE UNDUSTRACTABILITY OF TIME (OR THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF DESTRUCTION OF TIME) This picture is based on the Salvador Dali painting “The Persistence of Memory”. The cat is pulling on the clock’s hand in an effort to change the passage of time.

		MUNCH’S RETURN This picture is based on the Edvard Munch’s painting “The Scream”. The cat is resting quietly on the rail of the bridge when he sees Munch returning as a skeleton. The cat lets out a primal scream and flees!

		THE BLACK MODEL (LE MODÈLE NOIR) This picture is based on two works, one by Magritte (Le modèle rouge) and the other by Van Gogh with his travelling boots. Not surprisingly, the kitten prefers the cosiness of the Van Gogh boot.

		ON THE WAY TO LIGHT AND FREEDOM The cat is climbing up towards the light and freedom of the roof above but before she can do this, she has to overcome the obstacle of the broken ladder.

		D’ARTAGNAN AND THE THREE MUSKATEERS “One for all and all for one” is a good motto for alley cats, always on the watch.

		A WAITING A cat is shown in a classic pose, sitting very still and just looking but the cat’s head obscures the object of his attention so we are left to imagine what might be out there.

		CLOSE TO THE WARMTH Big cats living in the wild are deeply afraid of fire but domestic cats and humans share a love for the warmth and mystery of an open fire.

		WAKE UP MY LITTLE ONE... A shy kitten is newly awakened and instinctively wants to rub noses and to be touched by her mother’s warm body. or A shy kitten is newly awakened and instinctively wants to feel the smell of her mother’s nose and to be touched by her warm body.

		THE SHADOW The cat is a symbol for many humans because we want to be seen to be bigger and more important that we really are. The candle light gives the cat an impressive big shadow.

		A MEETING WITH A POSSIBILITY TO...? An unexpected meeting on the pier railing can have some unexpected consequences.

		CLOSELINESS - WARMTH With a little luck, the sun will be setting on a new love.

		ON THE ROAD TOWARDS AN UNKNOWN DESTINATION This is one of my most important pictures. The cat is symbolically and physically balanced on the railing of a pier, walking towards the light. Our passage through life is always moving forward even if we can’t see where we are going. Life is a balancing act between the excitement of taking risks and the security of firm ground.