I have more questions about this! Where does the money for this art go? I checked on the Tito website and other than a link to donate, there is no further info. What exactly are you donating to? I would hope that it would in part go to some kind of animal based, or raccoon rehabilitation charity, but there is no indication of this. Otherwise you are simply paying these people money for a novelty item which is potentially being generated by exploiting these animals. Im not at all saying that is the case and would be more than happy to be proven wrong. On the face of it, it just seems like people who already have the money to care for these wild animals, are making money from them for their own gain.

Well, the raccoons definitely paint better than I can. They're such cute little rascals. It's good to see them so happy and loved.

Look at that little face and tell me he is not the cutest little critter :) Talented artist too ;)

Whats up with you humans? It"s not funny! - for sure there is a human behind who dots the paws of an animal in color (again) and presses it onto a wall - if he does it by himself it is dressage! nobody knows whether the color is "natural" or a danger for this cuties!!

Those poor raccoons are going to get overwhelmed in commissions, and then get artist burn-out. Oh wait, that's me.

oh my gosh the baby one tho in the sweater ahjsjajdlahsh

I would love to buy one of these gorgeous paintings and I love how proud they are of their work a high five to you guy's. )0(

I have some doubts as to whether these raccoons actually painted these canvas. Nowhere on the pics do you see them in action, or with their paws covered in paint. (Which paint BTW? Non-toxic, for kids finger painting?) I raise this question because years ago I bought a book showing cats painters, seemingly quite skilled, and when I did some research, it turned out to be a scam. Story was entirely made up.

he looks so proud of himself!!!!

Teach the racoon how to paint. Riiight. I bet they put thw raccons paw in paint than force it to the canvas and call it teaching. Smells like a scam.

It is not hard to understand their motivation for painting. The first couple of times were surely not a fabulous experience because the raccoons had no idea what the benefit was to be. Easy food, fun with paints, and even more food provided in fun ways to 'earn' more goodies and have more fun.

Sorry, but I find it aggravating, assigning "proud" and "happy" to wild animals who have been trained to do something unnatural to them (the singular hand placement especially) and then made to pose. Yes, maybe the raccoons enjoy playing in the paint - but as I said, some of the compositions look less like playing and more like forced behavior. Are they being treated well when doing this? And the human emotions of "proud" and "happy" aren't going to occur here in the way people want them to. Yes, animals can be happy and content, but it doesn't showcase in these human ways. A raccoon doesn't "smile." The owners are doing something when they take the photo to make it chitter or make some other noise so that it's mouth is open. Is it being treated well when doing this? Or is the animal nervous and stressed out? Just remember: When you see circus or any other animal performing, it's almost always enduring training and treatment that DOESN'T make it happy.

They all look so proud.

They have no clue what they're doing. Sad but true...

Oh waaaay tooo cute and I love their paintings.

Looks fun!

they look so proud