Petty Catty

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Lowbrow pop surrealism wall art prints for home décor. “Petty Catty” is an original handmade artwork by AngieG.

For sale as fine art Giclee paper print in small, medium and large.

About this artwork: Pop surreal portrait of a nun with sinful secrets. The beautiful nun with pale skin and orange lipstick wears the typical black and white habit, with a white wimple and a black veil. On top of her head, she has sparkling, golden cat ears and a golden bow with shining stones, while a large golden halo with a cross surrounds her. A black cross with a yellow stone is hanging upside down on her forehead. In her lace-gloved hand, she is holding a sweet yellow ice cream that has attracted a little mosquito (on the right-hand side).

“Petty Catty” features a dark color palette dominated by the black in the nun’s clothing and the dark brown background of the church. The orange lipstick draws the viewer’s attention to the nun’s lips and her provocatively licking the ice cream. Combining elements of humor, rebellion, and spirituality, this surreal artwork uses dark colors to contrast the whimsical and bold details of the character. The use of golden yellows and other high-key colors highlights those features that are particularly important for the meaning of the scene.

Despite being beautiful and innocent, this nun has a sinful secret: she feels a fatal attraction towards the sweet sin, symbolized in the image by the yellow ice cream. Sin is tempting and despite appearing delicious to the outside, the ice cream has its dangers. With her tongue stuck out to the sweet seduction and empty eyes that don’t see, she doesn’t notice the little mosquito sitting on the ice cream and just waiting for its chance to bite…

Get more insights into my creative process and the meaning behind this work in the Making of the ‘Holy Sinners’ series.

All works in the “Holy Sinners” series:

Faithful Bunny	Petty Catty	Scarlet Bunny
Church Mouse	Parishing Bunny	Thirsty Bunny

About the artist: AngieG. is a digital artist and photographer. For her unique digital art, AngieG. takes photos of herself and uses them to create one-of-a-kind photo manipulations with great emotional depth and meaning. AngieG.’s art always has a touch of the macabre, perfectly merging the beautiful and bizarre into her signature lowbrow pop surrealism art style. Unsettling and mesmerizing at the same time, her contemporary conceptual art derives its power from balancing rational vision with the magic of dreams and the unconscious, finding beauty in the unexpected and uncanny.

By purchasing a copy of this artwork, you can be sure to get an original handmade piece of art crafted by a real human artist with ♥︎. 

Because every artwork begins with the artist herself. For each of her works, AngieG. starts with a self-taken photograph of the artist herself. This may be a face shot, a photo of her lips (for her lip art), an intimate portrait, and other scenes and elements based on a vision she has for the final piece. This all involves a deep level of personal creativity, intention, and emotional connection.

Using digital tools like Photoshop or Procreate, she combines textures, colors, and elements over the photograph, transforming it into something more abstract and symbolic. She might enhance certain details to evoke a particular mood, or even merge multiple photos to tell a new story. Every stroke, adjustment, and filter is applied with careful deliberation. The photo begins to transform—a sky becomes more surreal, figures become ethereal, elements are altered to evoke a specific emotion. The process is tactile and intuitive, driven by the artist’s experience and personal connection to the imagery.

The result is more than just a manipulated photo; it becomes a reflection of the artist’s inner world, layered with meaning and emotion. The viewer can sense the human touch through the imperfections and deliberate choices, knowing that each element is infused with the artist’s personal perspective and hands-on effort. Unlike AI-generated art, this piece carries the artist’s unique narrative and emotional journey, embedded in every pixel.

Each piece tells a story—one that only the artist herself can tell, through her choices, edits, and personal relationship to the medium. In this way, AngieG.’s unique handmade digital art remains an essential and evolving form of contemporary expression, blending the power of technology with the depth of human creativity.

Still need some home décor ideas? Surreal art prints make great wall décor items for your living room, bedroom, kitchen, hallway, dining room, office, and even bathroom! Check out more of AngieG.'s lowbrow art prints and pop surrealism art for sale in her Web Store.

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