Tabby Cat Curiosity
by Sandi OReilly
Title
Tabby Cat Curiosity
Artist
Sandi OReilly
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media,painting, Digital Artwork
Description
A young tabby cat in a field playing with it's owners in their back yard, sees what appears to be a butterfly or bee and is mesmerized in watching it. I painted from a photo a background both naturally and all of the image digitally. A tabby is any domestic cat (Felis catus) with a distinctive 'M' shaped marking on their forehead, stripes by their eyes and across their cheeks, along their back, and around their legs and tail, and (differing by tabby type), characteristic striped, dotted, lined, flecked, banded or swirled patterns on the body—neck, shoulders, sides, flanks, chest and tummy. "Tabby" is not a breed of cat but a coat type seen in almost all genetic lines of domestic cats, regardless of status. The tabby pattern is found in many official cat breeds and is a hallmark of the landrace extremely common among the general population of cats around the world. The tabby pattern occurs naturally and is connected both to the coat of the domestic cat's direct ancestor and to those of their close relatives: the African wildcat (Felis lybica lybica), the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) and the Asiatic wildcat (Felis lybica ornata), all of which have similar coats, both by pattern and coloration. A genetic study of tabbies found five genetic clusters to be ancestral to cats of various parts of the world.
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June 5th, 2020
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Comments (56)
Lois Bryan
this is so completely, totally and wonderfully darling!!!! Sandi, I saw it over on Twitter and had to come see full size!!! I'm in love!!!!! l/f t p and fb
Rainbow Artist Orlando L
Aww this charming and adorable art creation totally melted my heart Sandi!! wonderful and communicative expression on the cat. fantastic colours and visuals. love it!! L/F