Description
Double Trouble by P. Buckley Moss
Introduction
Double Trouble by P. Buckley Moss is a 2017 Limited, Numbered Giclée Edition featuring two stylized black cats perched atop a large orange pumpkin. Sparse curling vines and loose straw-like marks surround the pumpkin, while the open white background keeps the composition light and uncluttered.
The two cats sit close together at the top of the pumpkin, creating a compact focal point above the broad orange form below. Their dark silhouettes, pointed ears, whiskers, and bright eye shapes give the image its personality without requiring a detailed setting. Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory identifies Double Trouble as product 17812, priced at $50, and verifies its 2017 Giclée / Limited Edition / Numbered Edition classification with Cat and Pumpkin subjects.
Story Behind the Artwork
The title does much of the storytelling. One black cat might suggest curiosity; two sitting together immediately create the possibility of shared mischief.
Moss keeps that story deliberately simple. The cats do not chase, climb, or play. Instead, they sit together above the pumpkin as if surveying the scene, allowing their closeness and expressions to carry the humor.
The pumpkin anchors the composition while the vines and straw-like lines provide just enough movement around it. With no landscape, house, or Halloween decorations in the background, the viewer is left with the essential relationship between the two cats and their oversized autumn perch.
Symbols & Meaning
Black cats and pumpkins are familiar Halloween subjects, but the mood here comes more from companionship than superstition. The cats are paired, physically close, and given almost identical visual importance.
That pairing may suggest curiosity, partnership, or shared mischief, but those are visual interpretations rather than documented meanings assigned by P. Buckley Moss.
The pumpkin links the work to the harvest season and Halloween, while the cats provide the image’s strongest personality. Canada Goose Gallery’s own inventory confirms both Cat and Pumpkin as established subjects for the work.
Artistic Details
The composition relies on a strong contrast between one broad rounded form and two narrow vertical figures. The pumpkin fills most of the lower image, while the cats rise above its stem, producing a simple triangular arrangement.
Tangerine orange dominates the color story. Against it, the nearly black cats create an immediate focal point. Canada Goose Gallery’s current product record identifies Black, Charcoal Grey, Earth Tones, and Tangerine Orange among the artwork’s colors.
The cats are similar without being mirror images. Their heads tilt slightly differently, their whiskers extend in opposing directions, and their body shapes vary enough to suggest separate personalities.
The vines and straw-like lines are intentionally loose. They provide visual movement around the heavier pumpkin and keep the open white background from becoming static.
Featured Master Collections
Primary Master Collection: Harvest & Thanksgiving
This placement is directly verified. Double Trouble appears by name among Canada Goose Gallery’s approved representative works for the Harvest & Thanksgiving Master Collection, alongside Black Cat Ball, October Play Day, and other autumn and Halloween subjects.
Supporting Master Collection: Animals & Companions
The two cats are the primary living subjects and the emotional focus of the composition, giving Animals & Companions a strong supporting connection.
No third Master Collection is necessary.
Decorating Ideas
At 4¾ × 5 7/16 inches, Double Trouble is a compact work that fits naturally into smaller spaces. Its nearly square format works well in an entryway, kitchen, dining area, reading nook, shelf grouping, or seasonal gallery wall.
Its orange, black, charcoal, and neutral palette coordinates easily with natural pumpkins, dark wood, cream textiles, black accents, or restrained Halloween décor.
Canada Goose Gallery already maintains a Double Trouble Dining Room decorating resource and also includes the work in its Black Cat Ball Halloween Decor content, providing documented internal decorating connections.
Gift Ideas
Double Trouble is especially well suited to cat lovers, Halloween decorators, and collectors of Moss’s pumpkin and animal subjects.
It can also be a thoughtful gift for a pair of siblings, close friends, or a couple who appreciate the humor of the title—provided the wording remains playful rather than implying a specific artist intention.
For collectors, its relationship to the Black Cat Set adds another meaningful option. Canada Goose Gallery documents Double Trouble, Black Cat Ball, and October Play Day as a coordinated 2017 matched-numbered giclée set.
About the Edition
Artist: P. Buckley Moss
Title: Double Trouble
Year: 2017
Medium: Giclée on paper
Edition Type: Limited, Numbered Edition
Numbered Edition: 250 prints
Artist’s Proofs: 25 — supplied gallery information; verification recommended
Image Size: 4¾ × 5 7/16 inches
Orientation: Square / nearly square
Condition: New, mint condition
Certificate of Authenticity: Included
Current Price: $50
Canada Goose Gallery’s approved inventory verifies product 17812, current $50 price, year 2017, and Giclée / Limited Edition / Numbered Edition classification. The live product page independently confirms the 250-print edition, square orientation, Fall season, Halloween designation, and image size.
🎨 Fun Fact:
The phrase “double trouble” has a famous literary connection to Shakespeare’s Macbeth. In Act 4, the witches chant, “Double, double toil and trouble,” as they circle their cauldron. The Folger Shakespeare Library identifies the line as one of the play’s best-known passages and notes how strongly Macbeth has become associated with witches, magic, and Halloween. That makes the title Double Trouble especially apt for a Halloween-season work featuring two black cats—though there is no evidence that Moss intended the title as a direct Shakespeare reference.
🖼️ Collector’s Insight:
What distinguishes Double Trouble is its restraint. Moss uses only two cats, one pumpkin, a few curling vines, and loose ground marks, yet the composition has a clear sense of personality because the pair sits so prominently at the top of the pumpkin. The two cats create a visual partnership, while the oversized orange form below them provides enough color to carry the entire image. For collectors, the strongest documented relationship is its inclusion in Canada Goose Gallery’s Black Cat Set, where Double Trouble, Black Cat Ball, and October Play Day are offered as a matched-numbered trio from the same 2017 edition.
Why Buy from Canada Goose Gallery
Canada Goose Gallery in Waynesville, Ohio, specializes in the art of P. Buckley Moss and provides collectors with clear edition, condition, and authenticity information. Double Trouble is offered in new, mint condition with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Continue Exploring
Continue through Canada Goose Gallery’s Harvest & Thanksgiving and Animals & Companions Master Collections, or explore related cat and Halloween works. The strongest verified companions are:
- Black Cat Ball
- October Play Day
- Black Cat Set, which Canada Goose Gallery documents as a 2017 matched-numbered giclée set.
“Some trouble is better in pairs.”
“Two cats. Twice the mischief.”
“Trouble always finds company.”
“One pumpkin. Two suspects.”
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