Misé (pronounced "Mischa") belongs to my friend, Alex. Because of his all-white coloring, he is strictly an indoor cat. (White cats are extremely susceptible to sun-induced skin cancer.) Misé is the undisputed patriarch of the household.

One day Alex and Misé were sitting at the kitchen table. On a humorous whim, Alex reached over and placed a gold crown napkin ring on Misé's head. He just looked at her, completely unfazed, as if to say "What took you so long to give me this crown which I so richly deserve?" We all agreed that this moment deserved to be forever immortalized on canvas. To make it really special, I gold-leafed the crown.