Kathy Winkler Studio

This past week, we had a very special house guest with us for a few days, while his guardian angels had a holiday. Brody, is a...

I am now on the second bull of this pair. I haven’t quite finished the bull on the right, as I need to paint a little wear n’ tear on...

I started these two bulls a couple of weeks ago. The one I am working on really gave me some challenges. I initially made the horns too...

Many years ago, when I was doing Engineering Management as a Defense Contractor, I was project manager for a program called Shipboard...

I am so glad to be finished with “Sunrise Breakfast”, not because it was tedious, but only because I was excited to see what the...

I bought Forbes (gray) and his half-brother, RJ (chestnut) when they were 4 months old weanlings. They were probably about 6 months in...

I have been working on this painting for the past 5 hours today, and of course, many hours since my last video about this painting. I...

Usually, I don’t paint landscapes, but I just loved the photograph of these three horses and the backdrop of the mountains and brilliant...

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

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...