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.

Happenings

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  • Sep 9, Another close up! September, 2026
     Have you ever read The Four Agreements? I've found myself thinking and remembering those 4 basic ways of looking at the world... because sometimes when it feels things are spinning off faster than you can understand them, you need some way of viewing the world, a lens to look through. And these have always helped […]
  • Sept 8, another close up! September, 2026
     It's a week in to school, I'm sometimes feeling like I know what I'm doing, and then something else comes at me and I am discombobulated again....Dang- so I sit and paint sweet loving companion animals, and that makes me feel better.Hope they make you feel better too~4 inches by 4 inches about, and sold~
  • Sept 2, Close Ups of Work in Progress September, 2026
     Whew, 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, 2026
     Here 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, 2026
    So 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, 2026
     Yes, 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, 2026
     Why 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, 2026
     This 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, 2026
     Here'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, 2026
     Dang!  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 […]