30 in 30 Pet Portaits
Beginning in the summer of 2010, Kat committed herself to a painting-a-day series she called “30 Dogs in 30 Days”.
Classes
I teach six-week workshops for adults, three times a year, on Saturday mornings from 9:30-noon.
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Blog
- Jan 5, Another Commission! January, 2026This morning the dogs woke me up a half an hour earlier than I needed to get up. So I got up anyway. Over winter break, I'd let them out and feed them and go back to bed. Can't do that today! Time to get back to work!And speaking of work, I'm still working on […]
- Commissions! December, 2025This is Riley! Such a fun piece to paint~Come try your hand at it this Saturday and paint your own pet with me! more info and sign up here!Riley, 16x8already given!
- Donkey Love Light December, 2025Here's another donkey painting for your Sunday- I had some fun figuring out what color to make the background- I didn't want to just leave it green...! Loving where I'm at, and who I'm with, and I hope you are having some fun time for the holidays as well!Working on a batch of commissions, trying to […]
- FriYAY! Whew! December, 2025Sheesh! I haven't posted anything in a while because I've been a bit busy! You too? Got those holiday cards ready to send? Tree up? Guests coming over so house cleaning is underway? Are you working on your sabbatical proposal too?Of course, a lot of what I'm painting right now are commissions, so I can't […]
- Donkey Ears November, 2025yes I've been painting lots of things- otters, cats, dogs and DONKEYS. Did I mention that I went to visit my friend Nancy at her ranch in Hastings, and got to take a ton of photos of these incredible creatures? So be prepared... there will be a few more of these!I love the length of […]
- 11/24 A Commission November, 2025There's still time if you were hoping to have a pet painted for yourself or a friend! Get on my list asap though!This is a sweet kitty for a friend~ the photo wasn't well lit, but I think I managed to get some life in there!And there's still a couple spots left in this coming […]
- Lil' Green Cup November, 2025This was a demo, maybe last week I think? For my painting class~ we were doing 10 minute paintings and talking about using limited brush strokes and I think that's what this was- Its a sweet little merimac teacup, a sage green with a creamy inside and the shape sometimes defies what your brain is […]
- One-Day Paint Your Pet Classes in November! November, 2025I just wanted to put this here so you'd be sure to see it!PAINT YOUR PET One-Day Class Opportunities in NOVEMBER 2025!At Studio #210 in the Ivy Building in South Minneapolis!Dates available are~Sunday November 23, 2-4:30pmSaturday November 29, 1:30-4pmJust $65 covers all materials and my time for one 8x8 acrylic painting by YOU!Click here to sign up […]
- Also not an otter... October, 2025"Come Have A Cup With Me!" This was a demo painting from my last painting class, and it was a push to my students to paint a simple still life BIG! Stacking the cups does make it a little more complicated, and I am pretty happy with how it turned out!That white cup just glows […]
- 10/23, Not an Otter... October, 2025Sorry, I haven't had the kind of time lately to get things done, and Max has a sore throat and a bit of a fever so I'm distracted, and he's also supposed to be doing tech for the Roosevelt School One Act plays this week! I'm trying to find a link- Here's the address- Roosevelt High […]