About this artwork

88 faces are hidden in this abstract leopard portrait. Can you see them all?

Centre stage, a great feline rises from a riot of colour — not a quiet portrait but a full-throated performance. The animal’s face fills the canvas, perfectly symmetrical, every whisker and contour given weight by bold, textured brushstrokes. Its eyes, bright and intent, lock with the viewer like twin spotlights; they are measured, unblinking, a greenish-gold that glows against the cooler surrounds. A proud, rounded muzzle and a dark, defined nose ground the composition, while the mouth is firm, almost rhetorical, as if about to declaim.
Around that regal visage a mane explodes in radiant theatrics: streaks of turquoise and aquamarine erupt from the left like wind through curtains, while lavenders, magentas and electric blues tumble and feather across the fur. Speckled spots and painterly dabs—dots of coral, purple, and metallic sheen—dance over the coat like confetti or constellations, adding a playful, otherworldly cadence. The brushwork alternates between fine, hairlike strokes and broad, sweeping gestures, giving the impression of fur and flame, of wind and water colliding.

The background is a deep, luminous green that recedes and swells, punctuated by floating circles that read like stage lights or distant planets. Light seems to pour in from multiple directions, catching edges and lifting pigments into a shimmering, almost sonic energy. The overall effect is dramatic and uncompromising: a majestic, mythic feline not merely observed but performed, a creature of colour and charisma that commands the scene as if announcing the opening act.