Kathy Winkler Studio

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...

Thank you for joining me for my blog on Sunday, February 7, 2021. I appreciate your time and your interest in the progress of individual...

The image of my most recent painting (below) is a long-time coming because of periods that were pre and post to my recent encounter with...

About painting! My painting animals isn’t just about painting them. For me, it is knowing who they are. Then, allowing us, as artists,...

It was an honor to be juried in as a solo artist for the NMF&R Heritage Museum art exhibit in 2011. I was so touched by the museum...

This is a video of a project that Kathy is fixing as it is not up to her standards. This is why she is so sought after by international...

Original sketch to Final Painting When I am approached by someone to paint their companion animal(s), I am touched on two fronts. One is...

So many people ask Kathy, " How in the world did you do this? It's so real?" So we would love to outline the process and show you the...

I love all creatures - great and small, and I am passionate about painting them!!! My goal, when I paint animals, is to bring out the...

Several years ago, a friend of mine, who was the head of the BLM Wild Mustang and Burro adoption program on the web, asked me if I would...

It is always an honor to be acquainted with so many animals. I love creating memories of some of these animals behind my paintings. Of...

I was so excited to create a painting of King, a gorgeous tan Bloodhound with an angel on his chest. His owners asked me to be sure to...

This particular longhorn bull, who is named Daddy O, had been a show bull in Ohio before the owner of a longhorn ranch in Virginia...

This blue roan is definitely a horse of a different color. I was struck by the intense blue color of this cross-draft horse in a herd of...

These four bay horses all showed up at the watering tank at the same time. All four horses are different shades of bay. I thought it was...

I painted Rolling Thunder as a tribute to my brother, who rode in the annual motorcycle rally that was held in Washington, D.C., during...