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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! 

Smudge the Cat was the BIGGEST cat meme of the year! Not only that, but did you know Smudge also happens to be the largest and longest-running cat meme ever? So far it has over 4 million views (and is the quickest meme to reach that number), and that's just on Know Your Meme! 

All hail Lord Smudge! 

And if you don't know who Smudge is at this point... you clearly live under a rock. Or, perhaps, you know Smudge as the never-ending and ever-evolving meme, "Woman Yelling at Cat Meme." 

Smudge is such a huge star, one artist made a lengthy comic about the iconic meme! 

Either way, we're here to honor Smudge for quite possibly being the largest cat meme legend of our time. Congratulations Smudge! 

Here are 40 of some of the most popular Smudge memes (but let's be real, there are literally hundreds of these memes circulating the web and new ones being created every day).

We shared Part 1 on our site a few weeks ago but since then, part 2-4 has come out and the comic is complete! 

And yes, the ending is worth it. Story and art by talented Twitter user @unfins.

When we left off, our heroine (or antagonist, who really knows when it comes to this meme) is left distraught when the cat she normally yells at is no longer there. Desperately, she searches and puts up 'LOST' flyers around the town....waiting.

Below you'll find the complete story, from start to finish: 

In a strange turn of events, one artist/Twitter user has created a comic based on the popular 'Woman Yelling At Cat' meme, and you probably think it wouldn't hit you hard in the feels... but it does. 

The artist, @unfins, shared the comic and it has since gone viral. However, the comic is left open-ended and the artist revealed in the comments that there will be a part 2 coming this week. 

So be sure to subscribe if you don't wanna miss what happens next!  You can also see artwork on WebToon!

Fight us. We love Smudge and will post any and all photos of our lord. If you're a Smudge fan you probably already follow Smudge on Instagram, if not, you really should. 

All hail Smudge!

Once a week, we will be featuring an extraordinary animal account on Instagram! Their story, the adorable pictures, and pawesome videos! This weeks spotlight goes to the famous Smudge the cat! If you don't recognize Smudge, you must've been living under a rock these past few months because Smudge might be the hottest meme of the summer! Smudge rose to fame came from the "Woman Yelling at Cat Meme," where Smudge was sitting in front of a plate of salad, looking very confused.  

The world loves Smudge and it's impossible not to! Smudge is now on Instagram for all us Smudge lovers! 

If you'd like your pet to be featured, reach out to us with some insight as to who you are and the story of your beloved pet!