We're strangely obsessed with Vanessa Stockard's paintings of her cat, Kevin. And sometimes her other cat, Barcode.
If you haven't heard of this artist or seen her work yet -- prepare yourself for a treat! Vanessa Stockard is a traditional painter who paints of large canvas of wood! There's so much life and beautiful in her work -- you can find yourself mesmerized forever!
This. This is art.
Meet the talented Rebecca Salinas, a painter who adores cats. And it really shows.
We had the privilege to speak with Rebecca and discover her inspiration behind this masterpiece!
"I've always loved and drawn cats my whole life. I am in advanced art classes now at UCF, in Florida, and finally have the freedom to choose my own content. The theme was 'populated space' and I immediately knew I wanted to do a painting full of cats. I'm in a Facebook group called 'This Cat Is C H O N K Y' and I love a lot of cats that are famous from there."
Rebecca also mentioned that two of her own cats can be found in the painting, and that she used submitted photos from the 'This Cat Is C H O N K Y' Facebook group as pose references!
"I really love it when I can laugh at my paintings, and this one is one of my most funny paintings yet," added Rebecca.
According to Rebecca's post in the C H O N K Y group, there are 50 recognizable cats in this one painting alone! Do you think you can pinpoint them all?
Thanks for sharing your lovely work with the world, Rebecca! Check out more of her amazing art on Instagram or Facebook!
Artist Matt Adrian paints portraits of birds and they're absolutely amazing.
But he also titles each piece something absurd and that makes each portrait even MORE amazing.
Thank you to Twitter user @alexqarbuckle for bringing this artist to our attention!
Keep it up, Matt Adrian -- we're your newest fans! See more of this awesome artists work on his website!
Amalie Markota Andersen has taught her pet rat, Darius, to do something quite extraordinary -- paint! Anderson herself is an animation and digital arts student and told The Insider that it only took Darius roughly 10 minutes to complete a masterpiece.
Darius used his feet to create his work and his painting have gone viral multiple times on Twitter and Tumblr. He's sold about 3 or 4 pieces.
Unfortunately, the talented Darius passed away earlier in 2019. Anderson says her and Darius had a special bond and we're 100% sure of that.
Darius and his paintings have been going viral on the internet since this past Saturday, when pictures of him and his work were shared by a now-private account.
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Catching dogs on camera during a particularly vigorous shake has become something of an art form. Canismo, a project from a group of Brazil-based artists, is turning water-logged pups into artists using a few buckets of non-toxic paint with the goal of supporting the adoption of shelter animals. The campaign gives dogs the freedom to express themselves and allow their inner artist to be seen, in a bright -literally bright, and adorable way. After having a harmless paint made with cornstarch and food coloring, pour all over their bodies, the dogs reacted by shaking it off onto canvases that were hanged around them. As stated in the description of the project, "the shake of the paint reveals a remarkable exercise of freedom, where each drop of ink bears the stain of prejudice." 18 unique artworks were created out of the project, which benefits the Procure1Amigo shelter.
Cats don't usually stand in the spotlight, well that is until they want all the attention. But, none the less, we will always put them in the center and show them with attention. Just like Danial Ryan does in his paintings. Ryan, a painter, has mesmerizing works of art that mainly revolve around cats. Painting pieces that have meaning but show Cats as the center of the piece. It's no secret that Ryan's work is somewhat interesting... we are definitely captivated. Check out below and decide for yourself!
Whether with paws, jaws, hooves or hands, the animal kingdom is filled with creatures able to express themselves through art. To prove it, here's our list of 11 animals that paint. Via: Mother Nature Network
Remember the shadow puppets you use to create as a child? Wouldn't they have been so much cooler if they actually LOOKED like the animals you were pretending your hands to be? Well, if you're the children of Italian artist Guido Daniele, you're lucky enough to have that privilege! He's the immensely talented painter behind these images of animals meticulously painted onto the human hand - each takes about 4 hours to complete. Breathtaking!
Sally Walsh is a mixed media and watercolor artist and she's obviously very talented. Just look at what she can do with a brush!
I don’t know art, but I know what I like, and I like this painting pig.
Freed from a life of factory farming, Pigcasso is using her paint brush to express an abstract message of animal liberation. Pigcasso resides on Farm Sanctuary SA, a South African branch of the animal rescue, where she enjoys the finer things: Eating, sleeping, and painting.
Easily better than anything my hands have ever put to canvas, Pigcasso’s works are colorful, bizarre, and a real joy to watch being made. This is almost as fun as that skateboarding dog, Spuds Mackenzie. Almost.
