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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- July 22, Jojo! July, 2026We are LOVING the cool air in Minnesota the last couple of days! Hope you are enjoying the world where you are too~Is it obvious that this pup's ears needed to be painted? I mean, really! Just look at these ears! Oh and those eyes too- and also, did you know my favorite dog ever […]
- July 21, Aoife July, 2026This fluffball is Aoife~ I wasn't sure about painting a dog without eyes showing better, and Cynthia sent me another photo with his eyes showing, but she was right that this was the better one. So I painted this one and put little peeps of those beautiful eyes in!8x8 acrylic on woodsold~
- July 20, Gage July, 2026Today is July 20, the day that sales tax is due in Minnesota, and since I wouldn't remember how to do that part of being an independent working artist once a year at tax time, I've chosen to do it quarterly so I at least kinda know what to do, so I got that done […]
- July 19, Percy, the Noble July, 2026This is Percy, who lives in the UK and travels and plays with our dear friends Andrew and Kathy and he's been growing more lovely and elegant and noble! Such great fluff! Rather poetic as well...6x6 acrylic on wood~Spoken for~
- July 18, Max! July, 2026Here's another face I couldn't resist~This is Max's story, by Kellie~"The black and white dog is Max. He died on 11/10 last year at 13. He was the best dog in the world. My dad dubbed him “a teddy bear with a heartbeat”. He’s the dog we got 3 months after we got married as a […]
- July 17, Zeus and Lucas in Alabama! July, 2026Every year when I paint these series, I get into a rhythm of painting square dog heads, and sometimes I need to break that rhythm. Yes, with Luna I painted an entire little body because I loved that face and fluff, but I also want to paint BIGGER sometimes! So when this photo was submitted […]
- July 16, LUNA July, 2026SO, in Minnesota right now, it's pretty smokey from the Canadian and Boundary Waters wildfires... it is really creepy to have the air taste like smoke and to not want to spend time outside in a Minnesota summer... and the fact that my 17 year old is an expert in AQI is NOT a good […]
- July 15, Pepper! July, 2026Today's dog is a black lab, a black dog, like my Bingo who was the first black dog I painted. I really feel like Bingo taught me how to paint black, on black... it is extremely fun, and quite satisfying, like completing a puzzle. I sketch out the portrait first, and then paint it in […]
- July 14, Valdez July, 2026I thought this guy just looked so intriguing.... Laura sent me two photos and one was of Valdez sprawled on a chair, looking kinda sexy, and I thought about painting that one, but that would have to be a bigger canvas, honestly! For these projects, just the face works best for a one-day painting!I'm gonna […]
- July 13, Bramble! July, 2026This is Bramble, Charlotte's parent's corgi! She sent a few pics and I was debating between two and my son said THIS ONE! Which I agree with! That is such a wide open, beautiful corgi-smile!I also hope you are staying cool today, if you are in Minnesota where we are expected to feel like 100 […]