RSS Kat Corrigan: Paint!

  • April 8, Spanish Goat April, 2026
     I'm getting the 30 Cats over to Diamonds this afternoon to hang them for the month, so if you're in town, feel free to come on by!This goat is from a photo my brother Tom sent a week or so ago when he and his wife were rambling around Spain. They are true adventurers... finding […]
  • April 5, Sea Otter Life April, 2026
    Here's an Easter Otter for you! This is a lovely large one I painted in Grand Marais at the end of March, during my residency with Michelle Miles at the Art Colony. I am still obsessed both with otters and with water reflections and how to paint something nebulous and ever changing...The nose and head […]
  • April 4, Cutie Patootie April, 2026
     I'm a little preoccupied at the moment, playing a bit in Florida with Duane and Max, and my uncles' generosity... but this is a little pup from my Grand Marais Adventures! I'd taken this photo a long time ago at LOLA in our neighborhood, and just love that little face, and the earnestness those eyes […]
  • March 31, Oliver the Guinea Pig! March, 2026
     I had a request for just One more critter for the month, and because Beth has been a fantastic patron and because she sent SUCH a cute photo of her Oliver, here he is!I LOVE those little toesies!!!!6x6 acrylic on woodsold!
  • March 30, Sargent Hunter Hartmann March, 2026
     I just got back from my week up at the Art Colony- I'll start posting those paintings this week, actually...And Michelle was with me up there- she has been a part of this amazing cohort of women artists who annually work at the Art Colony together. We were begun as a group gathered through artist […]
  • March 29, Daisy's Cat in the SInk March, 2026
     This is my friend's daughter's cat, in her sink, quite conveniently waiting for anyone wanting to wash their hands or brush their teeth... she's got such gorgeous fluff!  I'm sure she left some fluff around to make it interesting...6x6 acrylic on woodgifted!
  • march 28, The Roosevelt Pigeons for Principal Ledesma March, 2026
     Max is a junior at Roosevelt High School, which is also 3 blocks away and contains a multitude of simply amazing, generous, thoughtful, considerate and kind humans including the legendary Principal Ledesma, who somehow manages to do his job and be everywhere at once!  He is at games, plays, choir recitals, picnics, breakfasts, and he's […]
  • March 27, Smokey~ March, 2026
     Here is Smokey, from Christine for Anja's birthday, with a story about Smokey written by Anja~"Smokey, a 21-year-old Chartreux with a dense blue-grey coat, golden eyes, and a calm that never left her. An angel who followed one like a loyal shadow through the highs and lows of life together, always appearing at one's side, […]
  • March 26, Izzy for Jesse! March, 2026
     And this is Izzy, who was Jesse's cat when my friend Lissa met him, and so this story is in her words- and they are the lovely people who found and raised our Pipin for us!  Excellent cat fosters!"Izzy was Jesse’s cat before I met him. When I came into the picture, he would wake […]
  • March 25, Max's Marvelous Mustachios March, 2026
     I did have a scheduled creature for today but I haven't gotten the photos yet so I'm jumping ahead to this one, which is actually a photo I took of my sister's giant cat Max, who is a huge personality, and i loved his whiskers in this!  It is a large painting, 24x24 so the […]
  • March 24, Miko for Chloe March, 2026
     I'm up in Grand Marais at the Art Colony painting for a week- glad I have some cats to concentrate on because, as usual, I'm all over the place and not sure what I really want to paint, and I have a new passport and want to go up to Canada since I haven't been […]
  • March 23 OZZY! March, 2026
     Wahoo! This is the boneless Ozzy (Meet Oz (Ozzy, Oswald, Bubbas, Ozzybear)) for Madeline, sent by her mom, my friend Vera!This just seemed SUCH a regal pose, with that upheld head and the eyes raised... i just had to paint this one! SO many great photos!And so many incredible cats- I enjoyed working to get […]
  • March 22, Beatrice March, 2026
     And this is Beatrice~ I love those older grama names... as a teacher for 30 plus years, I've had students with nearly every possible name and it is always fun when I hear a name and think "Wow! I haven't taught anyone named that yet!"- recently Stuart is a name I haven't taught, as well as […]
  • March 21, Bert! March, 2026
     And this is Bert! Welcome to spring!  I am typing this on our upper deckin the lovely Minneapolis spring weather- I hung the first wash of the spring on the line and have been packing for my trip to the Art Colony tomorrow- it's always hard to know exactly what I'll be working on when […]
  • March 20, Sirius Black March, 2026
    I seem to have a lot of black cats this year-  it's funny how that works. It seems every year there's some kind of a common theme. One year I had a lot of Siamese cats, another year a lot of orange tabbies... I love that. I've always loved black cats- Jeebo was my fluffy […]
  • March 19, Elouise and James in the Window March, 2026
     These two took me all morning to paint- good thing it's my spring break and I had all morning! And then I went to post them and realized I'd forgotten their whiskers...  so here they are! I love this one a lot!And the story is by Beth, Summer's mom-James and Elouise are Summer’s sweethearts. She […]
  • March 18, Cole in the Sink March, 2026
     Cats like to be in spaces that encourage peeking, hiding, feeling hidden so as to be able to pounce, maybe that make them feel more secure in their self image like my fav pairs of jeans...  and hence, Cole, in the sink...Cole is a very black cat, also pictured in March 12's post where his […]
  • March 17, Oscar for St Patrick's Day! March, 2026
    I love this one- what a beauty! Those eyes, that slightly tipped head, just so lovely. That's what a cat is for~And this one was just a delight to paint, i gotta tell ya- look at all that fluff!  SO great!Here's Oscar's story from Signe~"He is a pure bred Ragdoll that I adopted from a breeder,  […]
  • March 16, Harold In The Bag! March, 2026
     And here is Greyson's brother Harold, also ensconced in a safe and secure paper bag. Really, who doesn't love a cat in a bag?And I also love a cat that thinks it is a dog- our beloved Jeebo was very much that cat, and our current love Pippin, while not confused that she is a […]
  • Mrch 15, Grayson in a Bag March, 2026
     Who doesn't love a cat in a bag? And what paper bag wouldn't be better for having a cat in it?This is Grayson!  And here's what Kim wrote about him~Greyson was found about 4 months old feral as all get out by friends who couldn't keep him because their other cats and him were not […]