CATs EYE On ART
Hello, wondering where you have clicked yourself to? This is an artsy site thru the eye of the Cat, that most worshipfull creature first bedecked and bejeweled by the pharoes thousands of years ago. These furry little four pawed bundles of attitude and cat fun have their own distinct view of the world and Yes, they appreciate everything you do for them. The Cat's Eye looks at Fine Art, Music, Vintage Art and a whole lot more. Claw your way thru this site and don't be afraid to use that credit card if you see something you like. As was once stated by the noted art critic Longfellow Isacat, "Old, even wet art does not smell as bad as a dog". For information on what and how cats see go to the bottom of this page.
Wonderful Bunches of CAT's ART, Please Look Around
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You Are Inside The Cat's Eye Of Art, Soak It In.
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Vincent van Gogh is a featured artist. His story is on the bottom of this page.
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We offer a full selection of Animal Art that showcases the zoo of Mother Earth and also pays homage to the royal cat and the merkatt clan from Animal Planet. Buy Animals posters and prints at Art.com
MANY DEFINATIONS FOR JUNGLE
Jungle usually refers to a dense forest in a hot climate, such as a tropical rainforest. About 6% of the Earth's surface is classified as jungle. Jungles are vital to sustaining the ecosystems of the Earth as we know it. About 40% of all species live in jungle environments. Lots of the wild animals in the above link come from the Jungle. The word jungle originates from a Sanskrit word jangala, meaning "desert". In many languages of the Indian subcontinent, including Indian English, it is generally used to refer to any wild, untended or uncultivated land, including forest, scrub, or desert landscapes.
Sometimes an urban environment can be called a jungle, as "concrete jungle" and a number of the domestic animals live in this enviroment.
The term may still be used in a technical context to describe the forest biome rainforest, a forest characterised by extensive biodiversity and densely tangled undergrowth including young trees, vines and lianas, and herbaceous plants. As a forest biome, "jungles" are present in both equatorial and tropical climatic zones, and are associated with preclimax stages of the rainforest. For this reason, jungle is to be distinguished from tropical rainforest in that the former is a profuse thicket of tropical shrubs, vines, and small trees growing in areas outside the light-blocking canopy of a tropical rainforest. Hence, jungle may be found at the edges of such forests.
Not all regions called "jungles" would qualify as "rain forests" because many would apply "jungle" to the forests of northern Thailand or southern Guangdong in China: but scientifically, these are "monsoon forests" or "tropical deciduous forests" but not "rain forests".
The term "jungle" is frequently used as a metaphor for a lawless situation where the strong may devour the weak with impunity. It is used in connection with situations of the collapse of social order where robbery, rape or murder may be committed with no police to interfere, and also in reference to situations in international relations where strong states are perceived as committing naked aggression against smaller and weaker ones. There is a food chain and some of these animals serve as a tasty meal for other members of the Jungle.
In Hobo lingo, "Jungle" denoted an area off a railroad where hoboes camp and congregate, lighting fires at night; a "Jungle Buzzard" referred to a hobo or tramp that preys on their own. The "Hobo Code" adopted in the 1889 National Hobo Convention in St. Louis, Missouri and intended as a concrete set of laws to govern the Nation-wide Hobo Body, included "If in a community jungle [i.e. of the Hobo community] always pitch in and help".
Whatever your understanding of Jungle, this link takes you to a zoo like place with beautiful posters and photos of the creatures who live there.
DON LI LEGER
Here's some info on Don Li Leger, one of the featured artist on this page. Born and raised in British Columbia, Don Li-Leger has painted since childhood, focussing initially on the birds and animals of his native province. Li-Leger's formal training includes studies at the Vancouver School of Art, Simon Fraser University and the Banff Centre School of Fine Art. His work has been featured in exhibitions throughout North America, including the prestigious Leigh-Yawkey Woodson traveling exhibit, and is represented in many private collections. Li-Leger works from the Crescent Beach, British Columbia studio/home he shares with his wife, Cora, also an artist, and their two children. He tends a beautiful garden full of wonderful plants and ponds, creating an inspirational oasis for his creativity.
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What Is Cat's View?
Cats can see almost as well as humans can, and at times better. Cat vision is designed for detecting motion, useful for hunting. Like humans, cats have binocular vision, although not as well tuned as in humans. This means a cat most likely sees in 3-D, as do humans, which is very useful for judging distance. Cats appear to be slightly nearsighted, which would suggest their vision is tailored more for closer objects, such as prey, that can capture within running distance. Objects farther than several hundred yards rarely interest a cat. Cats have the ability to jump from as much as 6 feet onto a narrow window ledge without touching the window. This feat would require not only excellent balance, but also precise distance judgment. Cats have both rods and cones in the retina. Rods are the receptors that the eye uses for night time viewing and sudden movement. Cones are used during the daytime, and process color information. Cats have more rods than cones, as compared with humans, making cat night and motion vision superior to humans. In low light, like night, color and hue are not perceived, only black, white and shades of gray.
Cats have an elliptical pupil which opens and closes much faster than round types and allows for a much larger pupil size. This allows more light to enter the eye. Cats also have a mirror like membrane on the back of their eyes called a Tapetum. It reflects the light passing through the rods... back through the rods a second time, this time in the opposite direction. The result is a double exposure of the light, which permit cats to see well in near darkness.
Although a cat cannot see in total darkness, a partly cloudy night sky with some stars will provide enough light for cats to hunt and see movement, even in the cover of most brush. At nigh, a cat relies on it's extremely sensitive hearing and directional ear movement to locate the general position of prey, then targets and captures the prey using it's keen eyesight. The yellowish glow you see when you shine a light into cat eyes at night, is really your light reflecting off the Tapetum membrane.
It is believed cats do see in color, although not exactly the way we do. In tests, cats appeared to distinguish between the low to mid light wave spectrum (higher frequency), meaning cats responded to the colors purple, blue, green and yellow range. Red, orange and brown colors appear to fall outside cats color range and are most likely seen as shades of gray or purple. Cats appear to see less saturation in colors than do humans, meaning cats do not see colors as intensely or vibrantly. Blue and green appear to be the strongest colors perceived by cats. Tests suggest cats can distinguish between more shades or levels of gray than can humans.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh lived 37 years, lost his ear, lost his mind and had a terrible time with relationships. He painted thousands of paintings and touched the world. In the end he put a revolver to his chest and pulled the trigger. His final words were "the sadness will last forever". Reading this little story will assure you that your life's not that bad so go and paint your masterpiece. If you're lucky a great artist like Don McLean may write a song about you. Starry Starry Night. Vincent van Gogh is a featured artist in the above collection at the beginning of the page.
Vincent Willem van Gogh (30 March 1853 – 29 July 1890) was a Dutch Post-Impressionist artist. His paintings and drawings include some of the world's best known, most popular and most expensive pieces.
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