Why Cats Paint Book

BURTON SILVER is a cartoonist, inventor, and author of more than a dozen books, including the best. Why Paint Cats is a humorous book written by New Zealand author Burton Silver and illustrator Heather Busch. It is one of three cat art books, including Why Cats Paint and Dancing with Cats.

An unprecedented photographic record of cat creativity that will intrigue cat lovers and art lovers alike. The fact that some domestic cats are able to make marks with paint has always been explained by biologists as an instinctive form of territorial marking behavior. Now, Why Cats Paint, presents a cogently argued theory based on recent evidence which clearly supports the view that some cats' marks are aesthetically motivated and should be regarded as genuine works of non.

Book Overview This is a pocket-sized gift edition of 'Why Cats Paint', which focuses on feline aesthetics, distilling the best photos and writings from the original large. In 1994, Why Cats Paint took the art world and animal world by storm with its unprecedented photographic record of cat creativity. Those seminal books in feline aesthetics are now offered in new pocket-size editions filled with the best from each volume, making purrfect gifts for cat lovers and art lovers alike.

Praise for Why Cats Paint The National Examiner featured "Pussycat Picassos" claiming that "feline paintings will make you paws" and calling the book "captivating.". In 1994, WHY CATS PAINT took the art world and animal world by storm with its unprecedented photographic record of cat creativity. Those seminal books in feline aesthetics are now offered in new pocket-size editions filled with the best from each volume, making purrfect gifts for cat lovers and art lovers alike.Reviews"great for stocking stuffers.".

The fact that some domestic cats are able to make marks with paint has always been explained by biologists as an instinctive form of territorial marking behaviour. Now, Why Cats Paint presents a cogently argued theory based on recent evidence which clearly supports the view that some cat's marks are aesthetically motivated and should be regarded as genuine works of non.