Kathy Winkler Studio

I just finished the first of two “Longhorn SPA Day” paintings. I am happy by the way this first one turned out…sort of mission...

Katy on the right and Teddy on the left. Here are my guys on their ortho beds, chilling out with me in my studio - a daily occurrence...

Baby Ice was given her very own “nanny” (Nubian goat) when she lost her mom at 17 days of age. Formal name, “Crimson Romance”, loved that...

I had originally wanted to make progress on the two longhorn paintings I named, “Longhorn SPA Day.” They had progressed to the ‘I want...

I’m taking a little diversion here from horses and me, to show you how Teddy loves to cuddle on the sofa while watching a movie. Teddy is...

VT Ivy wasn’t the sweetest mare on the planet. The old saying certainly applied to her that you tell a gelding, ask a mare, but discuss...

I think everybody in Mo’s (my trainer and friend) barn loves Mocha, including me. She is a Percheron cross and black as night. She is...

I am really quite excited about painting “Longhorn Spa Day”. I found these Longhorns in The Plains, VA. I was on my way to see my horses,...

I couldn’t resist posting this pic of how big Stardust was in comparison to me at 5’5”. You can see her kind, gentle soul and dark brown,...

I never like to say a painting is finished. Saying that, drives me nuts. I think it is because, as I have said in the past, a painting is...

I just loved this little filly! I bought her right after her mom died from colic. My goal was just to save her. I never thought about...

One of my images, “Struttin’ On”, graces the cover of the May issue of the New Mexico Stockman’s Journal. As struttin’ on implies,...

This precious mare, Stardust, passed suddenly, a week ago Friday, from colitis, a fatal illness for horses. She would have been 20 years...

I think I am finished with the grizzly bear who is licking his paw. I simply let the painting tell me when it is finished rather than...

This is the final “jumping” photo of third generation Winkler horsewomen. Brooke has been propped up on a horse since a baby, sometimes...

Kiley is my granddaughter, who at 10ish was the proud owner of Thistle - a 2-year old double registered paint/quarter horse. Kiley grew...

I have not painted bears in quite some time, but the craving to do so has finally moved the idea to the forefront of my schedule. A...

Stephanie and Wads were quite a show team for a few years. As I said in the first blog of me jumping him over a wall, Steph showed him in...

I had plans on showing photos of my daughter, Steph, over fences on Wadsworth at the Middleburg Classic, followed by her daughter, Kiley,...

I loved taking Wads on an endurance ride and also pleasure riding. They were very challenging. Typically speaking, Arabians are better...

Me and Wadsworth jumping over a wall. Wads was what one would call a dream horse. We got him for our daughter Stephanie, when she was 12....

Two weeks ago, I showed on my video what I thought was a finished painting of 2 longhorn steers and a longhorn bull between the two...

I previously created a blog with just the block in of “The Three Buds.” I can now show you my finished painting of “The Three Buds.” ...

A few years ago, Jerry and I visited Longhorn and bison ranches in Colorado. We located a Longhorn ranch not too far from Colorado...