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”.

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I teach six-week workshops for adults, three times a year, on Saturday mornings from 9:30-noon.

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  • June 24, His Daughter's Horses June, 2026
     Whew!  Here's another commission I've been working on for a while- I love horses! They are anatomically quite different from cats and dogs, though... a little closer to the deer I love and haven't painted in a while either!  These are for my sweet friend Andy, for his daughter who loves her horses dearly.I wasn't […]
  • June 20, The Daily Path June, 2026
     At camp we are living in the woods. It's a maple forest mostly, with tall, gangly trunks rising up above more smaller tall gangly trunks and a wonderful airy green atmosphere. Every day is a gift, walking through that space.10x8 acrylic on archival carton$160click here for purchase info
  • Up NOrth Painting~ June, 2026
     Yep! I'm up north a bit, painting and working with kids! Got some pups around here to paint so that helps too, and there's always the beauty of the lake to pull me in. This painting is from a cloudy sunset- and all that color is true! The sunsets are amazing up here!It is pretty […]
  • June 10, Boris June, 2026
     Yes, another commission! I seem to love fluffy fur... it's really fun to paint. With the black ground I paint on, it's painting in the highlights for the most part! Not a lot more to worry about!Love it!Oh and if you want to learn how to paint from me, I'll be offering some classes in […]
  • June 7, Another Pup! June, 2026
     I''m collecting photos for this July's 30 Dogs in 30 Days project and I'd love to paint YOUR dog too!This was a commission for a friend to give to a friend, and I'm told was very well received- I can't quite explain how much it means to me to feel that a painting of mine […]
  • Another Commission! June, 2026
    Okay, so sometimes I fall in love with the pet I'm supposed to be painting, just from the photos, and this is definitely one of those....Can you tel why?Those large, liquid eyes, piercing you with love (and probably a desire for bacon) and that fluff, and the sweet little nose...Just all of Hubert is extremely […]
  • Sydney! A Commission! May, 2026
     Hey y'all! I'm just about done with school for the year, and getting ready to start lining up DOGS for 30 Dogs in 30 Days! If you have some dog pics you want to send me, now is the time!This was a commission I finished up a little bit ago- I am so lucky that […]
  • May 13, Bella and Jack, a Commission May, 2026
     Yes, I love to paint, and I love to paint animals, so I am really lucky that the combination of both of those results in plenty of commissions!It means I get to paint what I love, AND I know the artwork already has a home!This is Bella and Jack, an incredibly sweet pair of doxies~9x12 […]
  • May 2, Art4Shelter! May, 2026
    Friday night was the annal Art 4 Shelter fundraiser for Simpson Housing Services, and I was live painting there along with my fellow artists Barrett and Jennie who were also the artists who were with me in 2018!  It was super fun, I was able to get two paintings done and both were bid on […]
  • April 29, Mincing Steps April, 2026
     Yes, another spanish goat.... my brother just got the greatest photos of these!  He and my sister in law are great hikers and on this day they went on a 14 mile hike through the Spanish hills where they were staying and saw all these goats... I loved this one's step and that lifted foreleg!24x36 […]