Your Cat — November 2017

6 Your Cat November 2017

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s everyone reading this already knows, cats are truly

fascinating creatures, so it’s not that surprising that

thousands of artists over the years have attempted to

capture their beauty and charm in their work.

For fans of feline art, a new book has collated some of the most

interesting and quirky pieces of cat art and illustrations from

around the world. ‘The Book of the Cat’ by Angus Hyland and

Caroline Roberts features over 100 stunning images, alongside

short texts about some of the artists and their subjects.

For Caroline, creating a book all about her favourite subject

matter was no chore at all.

She explains: “It gave me the perfect excuse to spend hours

and hours looking at cat pictures on the internet, which, I admit,

became something of an addiction. As with most books like

A new book is celebrating the beauty

of cats with art from all over the world.

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as a

pict ure

Cate Edwards, Seven Cats, 2014, © Cate Edwards http://www.cateedwards.com Diane Hoeptner, In the Shadow, 2014, © Diane Hoeptner.

Sara Butt, Handsome Chap (Arty), 2015, courtesy the artist.

‘Handsome Chap’

by Sara Butt.

‘Seven Cats’ by

Cate Edwards.

‘In the Shadow’ by

Diane Hoeptner.

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