Cat Pajamas, 2020, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. / 121.92 x 91.44 cm.

Cat Pajamas, Dale McGrath, 2020, oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in. / 121.92 x 91.44 cm.

I painted this self portrait after seeing myself in the bathroom every morning and thinking to myself that I wanted to catch the light. The cats on the pajamas began walking onto the sink. The roll of toilet paper and the farmers almanac were important to the composition and tone of the painting.