The art world has been stunned by a pot-bellied pig that PAINTS pictures. Now Smithfield the porker is being dubbed PIGCASSO and Vincent HAM Gogh.
 
His canvases of unique “abstract expressionism” are already in big demand — even though art experts are sty-mied to explain what they might mean! Proud owner Fran Martin, 54, sells them for £7.50 over the internet. Ten-year-old Smithfield, who holds the paintbrush in his mouth, has now become a celebrity across America. He trots out at charity events and appeared on Oprah Winfrey's TV show.

Metro Meteor, once considered one of the fastest Turf Sprinters at Belmont and Saratoga, experienced knee injuries that ended his racing career. Adopted off the track by Ron & Wendy Krajewski, Metro now spends his days painting abstract art. Holding the paintbrush in his teeth and stroking the canvas, Metro creates paintings that are in demand, with 50% of the proceeds going to help other retired racehorses find homes.

A seven-year-old ocelot at the Phoenix Zoo in Arizona is starting to make a name for himself in the art world. Padfoot is a painter and he's getting quite a bit of attention. Padfoot was born at the zoo and first started to show a knack for painting in 2005. Zookeepers say other cat painters are rare and typically paint with just their paws, but Padfoot really gets into it. Keepers say the ocelot will use his paws, his head, neck and entire body. Once the wild cat is done painting he has what can only be called an unusual signature; he will hit the painting with a spray of urine once he's done.