
No. 020, in ten platesVan Cats
Cats, it turns out, also like to sit up late and watch the sky boil with stars.
The name is a wink, and the paint is the punchline. Every surface in Van Cats is built from thick, combed strokes that curl into clouds and coil into stars, a clear nod to Van Gogh's night skies. The cats themselves are faceted, almost cut from paper, in marmalade, cream and slate blue, set against deep teal, navy and the odd blaze of gold.
Ten plates, ten watchers. A caped cat stands upright like a small hero above golden fields. A ginger cat sits on a straw ledge with its back to us, studying a grey and blue storm. A calico cat surveys two pale moons and a row of cypress shapes, a slate-blue cat lounges in front of a wheat field, and the last plate turns into a tall, geometric statue of a cat with startling blue eyes against a black night spinning with stars.
This is a busy series, and honest about it: the brushwork runs to every edge. The upper part of most plates is sky, so the clock lands on swirling cloud rather than on a face, and the dark blue versions keep a white clock clear. Cream-coloured skies in plates like The Caped Cat are lighter, so a darker clock colour helps there. On the Home Screen the texture shows through between icons in the way an oil painting would, which works best with a tidy grid and few widgets.
It suits art lovers, cat owners and anyone who has wanted a starry night cat wallpaper with a little more fur in it. The Caped Cat and Watching the Storm are free in full resolution; the remaining eight are premium.
Every cat has its back to us. Every sky is worth it.
Try each one on before you save it.
Tap any plate to hang it on the Lock Screen, then switch to the Home Screen to see it behind your apps. This is the same preview the app gives you, on your own phone, with your own clock.
Every plate here can be ordered as an unframed matte print, from A$59 with free shipping. Or hang three side by side: any three plates from Van Cats, 8 × 16 in each, for A$179.









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Plate IUnder the Stars -
Plate IIThe Golden Statue -
Plate IIITwo Moons -
Plate IVThe Caped Cat -
Plate VGinger in Profile -
Plate VIMoon Watch -
Plate VIIOver the Rooftops -
Plate VIIIWheatfield Lounge -
Plate IXWatching the Storm -
Plate XMountain Lookout
How Van Cats wears.
Dreamy, painterly, contemplative, nocturnal. Swirling impasto-style painting, sized for every iPhone up to 2160 × 4800.
On the Lock Screen
Night-blue skies in the upper half carry a white clock well; the cats sit below it, looking up at the time.
On the Home Screen
Choose a darker plate and a clean grid of icons so the brushstrokes read as texture rather than clutter.
Full resolution, every model
Each plate is delivered at the exact size of your iPhone's screen, up to 2160 × 4800, so nothing is stretched or soft at the edges.
- Starry navy#002040
- Swirl teal#004060
- Marmalade#E08020
- Wheat gold#E0C080
- Cloud cream#FFFFC0
Free plates, and the rest.
Open Van Cats in pxCream and preview any plate on your Lock Screen first. Prices come from the App Store in your region and are shown in the app before you buy.
Van Cats
Two free platesFree
Full resolution, saved straight to Photos.
A single premium plate10 credits
Yours for good: re-download it any time, on this iPhone, at no extra cost.
pxCream UnlimitedMonthly
Every premium plate in Van Cats and the rest of the gallery, for as long as you subscribe.
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About Van Cats.
Are these real Van Gogh paintings with cats added?
No. They are original pxCream works that borrow the feeling of his swirling brushwork; every cat and every sky was made for this series.
Which Van Cats plate is darkest for night use?
The Golden Statue, set on near-black with blue swirls, followed by Under the Stars. Both keep a white clock very legible.
Is the whole series free?
Two plates are: The Caped Cat and Watching the Storm download free in full resolution. The other eight cost 10 credits each in the pxCream app, re-downloadable forever, or come with Unlimited.
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Van Cats, in your pocket.
pxCream is on the App Store for iPhone, with Van Cats and the rest of the gallery inside.






