Kathy Winkler Studio

I am taking a new twist on Tuesday morning get togethers. I have spent a lot of time talking about our companion pups, horses, and cats....

I haven’t been able to spend as much time as I would have liked this past week on this grizzly gliding through the water. Our...

I Think being devoted to our furry friends is an understatement. Here is a prime example of the love and devotion from us to our furry...

Today’s story is by Jerry, although it is about Kathy. You may recall a recent blog about a new exhibit of Kathy’s artwork at the main...

Who knew? How Charley and TV got to be best buddies got started rather subtlety. We were watching a movie that had a dog in it...

I jumped the gun a little bit when I first showed you this grizzly gliding through the water effortlessly. Grizzlies are good swimmers. ...

There are several libraries around the Fredericksburg, VA vicinity that show artist’s work on a monthly basis. I am thrilled about my...

I always love to see what I wind up with at the end of what is officially, what’s now, a painting calendar. The international publishing...

I was absolutely thrilled to get the photo that I used to capture these two Brahman bulls sparing. A friend of mine sent it to me a few...

This gorgeous longhorn looked incredible against the billowy fog rolling on the lower pastures. The feeling is no less than an ethereal,...

Well, this is not going to be the last time I write about Charley and Katy. But, I think their relationship is beginning to take hold;...

I love the beautiful rolling hills that these beautiful longhorn cattle can graze upon contentedly. I find a certain peacefulness...

Meet Charley Bear, the newest member of our family. It is official now, as we signed his adoption papers this weekend from the Doodle...

The block-in process for this painting seems to be slow at this point. I feel like I have not proceeded enough in laying color down to...

We welcomed Charley (previously called Charcoal, aka Cole) last night close to midnight. Charley is half Bouvier de Flandres and half...

I just finished this speckled-colored longhorn steer, which I will now put away for a week or two before I declare I don’t need to do...

THE BEAUTY OF HOME I hope you enjoyed this video of Katy - greeting me after having been in Texas the past week and a half. I always have...

When painting these two head portraits of longhorns, I got the impression that they were both introspective and melancholy, perhaps...

Each week for the past 4 months, I have shared all the dogs and cats who chose us to be their guardians, mostly indirectly. Jerry and I...

Beautiful Beckham! Beckham came to us as a 7 or 8-year old Maine Coon mix and he will be 20 this coming summer. He has always been the...

Luc came into our lives about the same time “Red Man” or “Grizzly Bear” decided to join us. Like Bear, Luc resided a short time at...

Just completed the finishing touches to this painting. I think I am satisfied with it. One of the objectives was to bring out the...

We acquired Andy through the Doodle Rescue Organization as an almost 2-year old. I got a phone call from the assistant director asking...

I am always saddened when I read one of the doodle site’s members writing about their beloved doodle passing. It stopped me in my tracks...