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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- Sept 2, Close Ups of Work in Progress September, 2026Whew, it was a fabulous weekend!! Thank you everyone who came by to say hi at Millstream! What a lovely day! And so many awesome people and dogs!!!And then Monday night at Loons Coffee, another wonderful crew of people came by to pick up their dogs and have some snacks with me! I am so […]
- August 28, Three Cuties on a couch! September, 2026Here is a commission I'm working on- because I want you to know that I am painting! It's been a busy week, back to school workshops and the kids come on Monday but I still need to PAINT! This one is a bit tricky because of lighting and because the panel is small, 6x12, so […]
- August 17, Gunny, another Commission! August, 2026So my lovely sister is in town and we went to see Josh Johnson at the Orpheum last night, and it was amazing! Sat up very close, and laughed- dang! Needed that so bad. We also had a 3rd Sunday Brunch yesterday, which was super awesome and well attended and especially populated with tall loud […]
- 8/15, The One I'm Working On... August, 2026Yes, I thought I'd post the one I'm working on right now- it's Rusty, the dog of my teenage-dom... when I got my own room, in the basement, the former play-room, and when I learned to drive, and when I'd want to go for walks I had someone to take along, though Rusty was better […]
- August 14, Another Commission! August, 2026Why is it so hard to paint every day when I am not doing a 30 IN 30 project?! Sheesh- I actually am working on a larger painting of my childhood/teenage dog, Rusy, that's taking me some time to configure... But I don't want to post that yet!SO here is another kitty kat! This one […]
- August 12, Another Commission! August, 2026This little sweetheart is Buddha, just in case you were thinking that I only paint dogs... and I hafta say I am kinda itching to paint something OTHER than dogs right now, actually, so stay tuned for something like otters or maybe something else completely different... like a human...We voted yesterday in Minnesota, hope you […]
- August 6, Sulley! August, 2026Here's another commission! Dang, are you seeing how hard it is to post every day when I don't have a 30 in 30 Project running?!? I'll have to come up with something... I did Otter-Tober once... maybe I need to roll that one out again!Send me your otter photos!!Hope you're enjoying the weather if you're […]
- August 2, Curley! August, 2026Dang! I missed a day in there! So sorry! I was hoping to continue with something every day, whether I'm reposting or putting up a commission or someting-SO this is Curley! It was fun to abstract that background out a bit, and play with the greens to make some depth back there...It's a bit sticky […]
- July 31, Gizmo! July, 2026This isn't an official dog on the list, but I thought I'd share Gizmo none-the-less because he was just such a joy to paint.I also wanted to tell you that I spent yesterday evening at my studio with a lovely group to paint their pets, and it is just a joy to me to get […]
- July 30, Old Cutie Kirby! July, 2026Yup, I just liked this one so much, I had to paint him. It's just such a sweet face, and sometimes that's completely all I want in a painting is something that is cute to look at. I think our hearts like to rest on those kinds of things sometimes, to appreciate the sweetness of this […]