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A cat with a trash bag hat on its head. A catto in a bowl. A feline in a wig. There’s nary a thing more adorable and hilarious than silly cats caught up in peculiar situations that defy reason and make you think there’s a mystery to solve.

Artist Amelia Rizky, who goes by the name Watercatlor online, takes funny cat photos and memes, and then turns them into cute digital watercolor illustrations. We’ve collected the best of Watercatlor’s cat drawings, so scroll down and upvote your favorite cattos! Share this post with your amigos and also remember to share your thoughts about Amelia’s cool drawings in the comments.

And when you’re done looking through Amelia’s adorable cats, have a read through Bored Panda’s interviews with two other talented artists — Julia Loopstra from California, and Keigo from Japan.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

ANddddd IIIIIII will always Love youuuuuuuuu ohhh IIIIIII will always love YOUUUUUUU!

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Amelia’s cute drawings are quite popular on the internet. More than 82,600 people follow her Instagram account, and another 1,000+ cat lovers eagerly wait for her newest art pieces on Facebook. Watercolor’s newest drawing (at the time of writing) is of an internet-famous cat with fruits on its paws; it got more than 17,700 likes on Instagram.

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The artist’s illustrations are incredibly pleasant to look at. This might have something to do with how ‘clean’ her drawings look, and the warm color palette that she uses for her cute cats.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

it’s a very rare kiwi cat....an extremely cute endangered species...

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Amelia’s rise to fame has everything to do with her drawing style and the fact that she redraws well (and lesser) known memes. But why is it that funny cat memes draw in so many diverse people from radically different backgrounds?

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

when you're just trynna build a tree house i minecraft and someone draws a comic of you

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Mashable cites the co-founder of Know Your Meme, Elspeth Rountree, according to whom images of funny cats have always been popular, far before the advent of the internet.

"They're the perfect distraction from our hectic lives. You don't need any explanation or prior knowledge to understand the slapstick humor that animals provide. Cat videos and images are a quick hit of pure, unfettered 'cute.' They're also entertainment in easily digestible doses," Rountree stated about famous cats in the age of the internet.

Cats bring a mix of cuteness, danger, expressiveness, and liveliness very few other animals can even begin to compare to. That’s why so many people choose to keep them as pets; and the more people have cats as pets, the more meme-potential there exists. Which means that Amelia the artist will probably never run out of cats to redraw.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just learnt that most Australian cats don't like catnip...its a genetic thing. .. so far ten cats i lived with over years did not like it.

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5 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here the real cat is cuter! We can expect easily things like that (or the blue thing in the other pic, the hat-lettuce) in comics, but no as much in reality. Good paintures anyway :)

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like this cat would bite anything. I wonder how the other plants managed to survive

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Chicken legs kitty! The green bowtie is a particularly nice touch.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"you've won this one by trapping me, hooman. but as soon as i get free you will get the whole range of my bittersweet revenge"

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am now clinically deceased.Is this what is called an absolute unit? 'Cause it should be.

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did you know that if you plant a pineapple top, it will grow? (at least that's what they say; mine just rotted.)

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Looks like this cat is planning to build a barn or something

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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don't do this to cats or any animals. The feeling of restriction will stress them out.