Have you ever seen an artwork that you really, really, REALLY want to touch? For me, it’s this amazing painting of a cat named Bugs by Beth Van Hoesen. Bugs has flopped onto his back to expose his floofy belly—but his face looks a little mischievous.

Main artwork: Beth Van Hoesen, Bugs, 1985, color aquatint, etching, and drypoint with roulette, hand colored with watercolor on moderately thick, moderately textured white wove paper, Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust, © Beth Van Hoesen, 2007.60.270

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