When 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 sign from the universe and made the painting in 1 single day while prepping for the show and displayed it while it was still wet.

Lawrence Chappe

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I was Born in Havana Cuba — moved to Miami Florida during mid teens — Served in The US Navy right out of high school — During my 20s I received a formal education in architecture, art, and design — I believe there is a chance the universe is a simulation where nothing has innate meaning, so we get to give everything the meaning we want — I believe that what we observe creates our reality — beauty and ugliness inhabit same exact space at the same exact time. It is only us create the experience by observing.