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Same Energy II (2026) Original Oil Painting by VICTO
30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81cm (unframed)
£586.86
Original artwork description
Same Energy II | Cat in Waiting
Series: Creatures Who Feel
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 12 in / 30 x 30 cm
Artist: VICTO
Style & Subject
Same Energy II is an original oil painting on canvas by artist VICTO, part of the ongoing Creatures Who Feel series, where animals become emotional characters reflecting recognizable human experience. The cat appears suspended in a tightly compressed pose, alert, contained, and quietly bracing itself for what comes next. What first reads as humorous exaggeration gradually reveals something deeply familiar: the emotional state of motherhood lived in anticipation.
The Idea
The character inhabits that subtle space between stillness and reaction, the moment before responding to another cry, solving another problem, or adapting to another unexpected demand. Everything is gathered beneath the surface, attention, responsibility, tenderness, exhaustion. It is not panic, and it is not calm either. It is readiness. There is humor in the exaggerated form and expression, yet also recognition. Many mothers know this feeling intimately, existing in a state of heightened awareness, mentally rehearsing several possibilities at once while trying to remain composed. The body rests, but the mind rarely does.
Why I Painted This
I keep painting animals as emotional characters rather than decorative subjects, and this piece sits at the center of that practice. The minimal composition keeps the focus entirely on gesture and body language, the tension within the pose becomes the narrative itself, reflecting the invisible emotional labor of caregiving, the constant balancing of vigilance, patience, love, and self restraint. Together with its counterpart, Same Energy I, this piece explores another phase of the same emotional experience. If the first work reflects the chaos of adapting while already in motion, Same Energy II captures the moment just before, the held breath, the preparation, the quiet gathering of strength required to begin again.
How It Was Made
Painted in oil on canvas using expressive brushwork and simplified forms to communicate emotional intensity through physical presence. Warm tones and subtle contrasts build a concentrated visual language, letting vulnerability and resilience coexist within the same figure without relying on a detailed background or setting.
In the Room
The simplified, warm toned palette keeps the piece intimate rather than loud, so it holds attention through gesture rather than color contrast. Displayed near its counterpart, the tension in the pose and the compressed form read even more clearly, creating a quiet before and after across the two canvases.
Where It Belongs
Family living rooms, nurseries, counseling practices, home offices, or a gallery wall, especially powerful when paired with Same Energy I, creating a visual dialogue between anticipation and adaptation.
Who It's For
Parents, cat lovers, contemporary art collectors, therapists, and anyone drawn to work exploring caregiving, emotional resilience, identity, and the unseen dimensions of everyday life. Balancing humor with emotional honesty, the painting offers a portrait of motherhood that embraces complexity rather than idealization, acknowledging that love is not always serene, sometimes it is alert, imperfect, and deeply human.
Technical Specifications
Medium: oil on canvas.
Original artwork, one of a kind, not a print or reproduction.
Beautifully presented in premium gift packaging.
Professionally packaged for safe worldwide shipping.
About the Series, Creatures Who Feel
Creatures Who Feel is a series in which animals become full emotional characters rather than symbols, quiet, slightly absurd companions who mirror our own habits, weaknesses, and small joys. Minimalist by design, each composition strips away background noise so nothing distracts from the feeling at its center, that animals may simply be better than we are at loving without condition, staying without expectation, and accepting us exactly as we are. The series moves between humor and tenderness, asking one recurring question, what makes us kinder, and finds its answer, again and again, in the quiet honesty of the creatures who share our lives.
Materials used:
oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Urban and Pop
- Subject: Animals and birds
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Original artwork description
Same Energy II | Cat in Waiting
Series: Creatures Who Feel
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 12 x 12 in / 30 x 30 cm
Artist: VICTO
Style & Subject
Same Energy II is an original oil painting on canvas by artist VICTO, part of the ongoing Creatures Who Feel series, where animals become emotional characters reflecting recognizable human experience. The cat appears suspended in a tightly compressed pose, alert, contained, and quietly bracing itself for what comes next. What first reads as humorous exaggeration gradually reveals something deeply familiar: the emotional state of motherhood lived in anticipation.
The Idea
The character inhabits that subtle space between stillness and reaction, the moment before responding to another cry, solving another problem, or adapting to another unexpected demand. Everything is gathered beneath the surface, attention, responsibility, tenderness, exhaustion. It is not panic, and it is not calm either. It is readiness. There is humor in the exaggerated form and expression, yet also recognition. Many mothers know this feeling intimately, existing in a state of heightened awareness, mentally rehearsing several possibilities at once while trying to remain composed. The body rests, but the mind rarely does.
Why I Painted This
I keep painting animals as emotional characters rather than decorative subjects, and this piece sits at the center of that practice. The minimal composition keeps the focus entirely on gesture and body language, the tension within the pose becomes the narrative itself, reflecting the invisible emotional labor of caregiving, the constant balancing of vigilance, patience, love, and self restraint. Together with its counterpart, Same Energy I, this piece explores another phase of the same emotional experience. If the first work reflects the chaos of adapting while already in motion, Same Energy II captures the moment just before, the held breath, the preparation, the quiet gathering of strength required to begin again.
How It Was Made
Painted in oil on canvas using expressive brushwork and simplified forms to communicate emotional intensity through physical presence. Warm tones and subtle contrasts build a concentrated visual language, letting vulnerability and resilience coexist within the same figure without relying on a detailed background or setting.
In the Room
The simplified, warm toned palette keeps the piece intimate rather than loud, so it holds attention through gesture rather than color contrast. Displayed near its counterpart, the tension in the pose and the compressed form read even more clearly, creating a quiet before and after across the two canvases.
Where It Belongs
Family living rooms, nurseries, counseling practices, home offices, or a gallery wall, especially powerful when paired with Same Energy I, creating a visual dialogue between anticipation and adaptation.
Who It's For
Parents, cat lovers, contemporary art collectors, therapists, and anyone drawn to work exploring caregiving, emotional resilience, identity, and the unseen dimensions of everyday life. Balancing humor with emotional honesty, the painting offers a portrait of motherhood that embraces complexity rather than idealization, acknowledging that love is not always serene, sometimes it is alert, imperfect, and deeply human.
Technical Specifications
Medium: oil on canvas.
Original artwork, one of a kind, not a print or reproduction.
Beautifully presented in premium gift packaging.
Professionally packaged for safe worldwide shipping.
About the Series, Creatures Who Feel
Creatures Who Feel is a series in which animals become full emotional characters rather than symbols, quiet, slightly absurd companions who mirror our own habits, weaknesses, and small joys. Minimalist by design, each composition strips away background noise so nothing distracts from the feeling at its center, that animals may simply be better than we are at loving without condition, staying without expectation, and accepting us exactly as we are. The series moves between humor and tenderness, asking one recurring question, what makes us kinder, and finds its answer, again and again, in the quiet honesty of the creatures who share our lives.
Materials used:
oil on canvas
Details:
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 30.48 x 30.48 x 3.81cm (unframed)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the back
- Style: Urban and Pop
- Subject: Animals and birds
