Miss You (Kristina & Sema)
Size
24×30cm
Year
2025
Owner and Cat Portrait in Oil | Custom Burmese Cat Painting
"Miss You" was painted as a gift for the artist's younger sister after she moved to a different city and had to leave her cat, Sema, behind with their parents. It's a custom owner-and-pet portrait built from a spontaneous, slightly chaotic selfie of the two of them goofing around on the floor: Sema's tongue out, paws stretched toward the camera. That unposed, fish-eye-warped moment became the entire point of the painting: not a tidy, formal portrait, but a real one.
Burmese cats are known for a devotion that reads almost more like a dog's than a cat's. They seek out physical closeness, follow their people from room to room, and stay playful well past kittenhood. That personality is exactly what "Miss You" is built to preserve: not a static likeness, but the specific, physical closeness between Christina and Sema.
The dynamic composition, warped slightly by the fish-eye perspective of the original photo, pulls Sema forward toward the viewer, recreating the sense of a cat closing the distance for a hug rather than posing for one. It's a portrait about proximity and touch as much as appearance, the everyday moments of hugs, games, and even studying together on the floor, now something Christina's sister can hold onto from a distance.
This is Sema's second portrait. An earlier piece, painted for Christina's parents, used gold leaf and tropical flowers to nod to his exotic Burmese origins: a more decorative, formal companion to this warmer, more intimate one.
Artwork Summary
Title: Miss You
Subject: Christina and Sema, Burmese cat; custom owner-and-pet portrait
Medium: Original oil painting on canvas
Genre: Custom pet portrait, cat and owner portrait, Burmese cat painting
Style: Dynamic fish-eye composition, warm realism
Mood: Intimate, nostalgic, affectionate
Perfect for: Cat owners living apart from a pet, moving-away or long-distance gifts, custom owner-and-pet portrait collectors
Give the Gift of "I Miss You Too"
Moved away from a pet, or from someone and their pet? A custom oil portrait painted from even the most candid, unposed photo makes one of the most personal gifts you can give. Commission your own owner-and-pet portrait and keep that closeness on the wall.
Compact, but with a little more room to tell the story
Ideal for a detailed portrait of one pet, a fuller pose or a simple setting around them, while still keeping the artwork intimate and easy to place
True to life portrait, customised to your liking
Handmade oil painting
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📐 Technical Details:
High-quality cotton canvas on a stretcher frame
Professional Windsor & Newton oil paints and Gamblin finish
Optional gold, silver, and bronze leaf accents
And by the way, oil paintings are proven to last for centuries.