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Grandma and Grandpa Set Up an Easel in the Backyard. The Best Subject Was at Their Feet.

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Brushes in hand, Frank and Edna are leaning in close over a little landscape painting propped on a wooden easel in the backyard. He is adding careful strokes with total concentration, and she is grinning at the result, both of them in their matching cream sweaters. Paint jars, tubes, and a palette crowd a small table, and pots of succulents line the edge of the patio. At their feet, sprawled across the grass like a fluffy cloud that drifted down, Duchess lies with her eyes narrowed in a drowsy, skeptical squint, unimpressed by art but very committed to the sunshine.

Painting outdoors with a cat nearby is lovely, but art supplies deserve a little caution. Some paints, solvents, and thinners can be toxic if a cat licks them off her paws or fur, and long-haired cats are especially good at picking up whatever they brush against. Choose water-based, non-toxic paints when possible, keep lids on jars, and set wet brushes and rinse water up out of reach, since cats are sometimes tempted to drink from cups. If your cat walks through paint, wipe it off right away with a damp cloth rather than letting her groom it off, and call your vet if she swallows any.

The painting is coming along nicely, but the real masterpiece in this backyard might be the one lying in the grass. Perhaps the next canvas will feature a large, fluffy, white subject.

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