Overjoyed Raccoon Artists Are Posing Next To Their Paintings

Their art isn’t cheap, though. The prices range from $75 to $150

Damjan

• Published in Animals
• July 2, 2021

We often view raccoons as spirited creatures that scavenge through the trash and make a mess in our backyards. However, the Tito raccoon family is clear proof that we have been wrong all along.

Piper, Cheeto, and Tito are three rescue raccoons who started a successful art career. Their flamboyant abstract hand paintings are not for art enthusiasts on a budget. The prices start from $75 for a piece titled “Tiny Masterpiece” by Cheeto to a massive $150 for a “Custom Masterpiece” created by Piper with pigments chosen by you. Their masterpieces are taking social media by storm.

If you want one of these amusing paintings created by the Jackson Pollocks of the raccoon world, you need to hurry. They are selling like crazy.

Rescue raccoons are taking over the art world and social media with their vivid hand paintings

Animal behaviorist Suzanne MacDonald from York University, Toronto, says that “You can train any animal to paint, really. All you need is patience and a steady supply of food rewards.”

The professor said that raccoons are easy because “they can grasp things with their hands.” She emphasized that there’s absolutely no proof that raccoons understand art, “but then again, it is impossible to ask them… so who knows?”

Professor MacDonald also said that there are numerous misunderstandings about the raccoons. “In urban settings, they’re seen as scavengers, but they are actually members of the Carnivore order, which also includes cats, dogs, and bears.”

That means they can eat virtually anything. “Raccoons can exploit a lot of different food resources, which, in cities, includes trash.” Furthermore, they have “very sensitive little paws that provide grasp,” which enables them to eat a large variety of foods.

Great artists need brain food

People on Twitter are loving this Raccoco art:

Damjan