Birman Cat

The Birman arrives with its own legend attached: the temple cats of Burma, said to have taken the gold of the goddess into their coats and kept their paws white where they rested on their priest. The white gloves, at least, are real - four of them, worn by every Birman, against a colourpoint coat that is silky rather than woolly and carries no undercoat to mat. The temperament matches the story: quiet, unhurried cats that simply prefer to be in whichever room you are.

Each portrait is an original watercolour: confident, visible brushstrokes on cold-press paper, in the tradition of natural-history illustration rather than smoothed-over digital art. Real paper grain, real pigment variation, the occasional soft bloom where wet colour met wet colour.

Those gloves are the whole problem in watercolour, and the whole pleasure: white here is not paint but bare paper, left alone and painted around.

Available coat colourways: Orange, Black, White and Grey - match the portrait to your own cat, or simply choose the one you love most.

What's included - choose your format:

• Digital Download - a high-resolution JPEG, sent to you by email as soon as your order is confirmed. Large enough to print at A1 (59 x 84 cm) at 300 dpi with room to spare, and yours to reprint whenever you like.
• Archival Matte Poster - printed on heavyweight, fade-resistant matte paper by our EU print partner, OPT OnDemand (Czechia), quality-checked by hand and shipped protected in a rigid carton. Built to hold its colour for decades.

Sizes & pricing:

For anyone who has been quietly, thoroughly adopted.