I may have started this painting in Detroit and finished it in San Francisco, but I am not certain. At any rate, the panel is subdivided into four equal parts, each containing a lone cat. Moving from the lower left we have a red devil cat holding a pitchfork. The backdrop is engulfed in flames. Moving to the right, we have a Kiss Cat with a long serpentine tongue. This frame’s flames give way to an evening sky. Writing about it now, I should have included a distant moon in the sky—too late. Above is a gray Byzantium Teaching/Blessing Cat against a gold ground background. To the left is an enlightened Glow Cat that holds a martini.

I used a pour on resin varnish for this painting. Artist friend, James Gregg helped me with the varnish.

Upon my return to Detroit, I reestablished myself in Studio #5 at the Scarab Club. Nietzsche Cats: Beyond Good and Evil being one of my favorite paintings, I naturally hung the painting in the space. When my studio mate moved to Nashville, he took the painting with him.