About Kate

I have been an animal lover since I can remember.  My parents indulged my sister and me with a wide array of pets and the responsibilities that come with them.  I am forever grateful for them.  My grandparents lived on a ranch with horses and I couldn't wait each year to visit them in summer and just "be" with the horses.  Little girls and horses is a mysterious bond like no other.

My husband and I are pet parents of dogs, barn cats, horses, chickens, goats, sheep and mini donkeys.  As I have always been passionate about animals and art, mixing the two seemed like the perfect fit.   

We are ardent supporters of animal rescues and shelters. We foster livestock when needed and also donate gift certificates for charity events and fundraisers benefitting shelter and rescue animals, local schools and FFAs.  

Every horse, dog, cat and a one-eyed goat boy in our family came from rescue situations, some abuse cases.  I have had pets all of my life and I remember each and every one.  None was like the other and their memories never fade from my mind or heart.

This "gig" started quite by accident.  I painted our ranch's water tank with a Portuguese rooster (Gallo de Barcelos) and a friend saw it posted on my Facebook page.  I saw her later that day at our Easter celebration and she asked if I could paint her dog "Boo" and I said I'd give it a go.  Well, it really all snowballed from there.  I posted "Boo" to my Facebook and started receiving requests from friends which became requests from friends of friends, etc.  I am having a ball painting these portraits and hearing the joy they bring to my clients and gift receipients.  The income from them has afforded us the opportunity to take in two neglected and abused horses and a goat from FHAS and give back to area shelters and rescues.