Little Red Painting

My name is Karen Broemmelsick, and I’m an animal lover. I’ve had dogs all my life - I can’t even imagine what it would be like without at least one by my side. I’m also a tiny bit horse crazy... I can’t get enough of photographing and painting such magnificent creatures, and for the last several years, I’ve had a beautiful Missouri Fox Trotter mare to call my own. Cats are a more recent addition, and while they seem so completely different from dogs to me, they are every bit as unique. I put love and care into each brush stroke to craft a painting that reflects that which we love most about our animals. I look for the strongest qualities of each animal and I learn the story of each one I paint - most of them I’ve met in person. Most of all, I strive to create paintings that will connect you with the animals you love. A little bit more about me: Growing up, I was very allergic to cats and horses (and a whole lot of other things...). I couldn’t spend much time around them at all, even though I wanted to. At least I wasn’t allergic to dogs! I took a few horseback riding lessons when I was little, but couldn’t actually spend much time around the barn or caring for the horses or I would be sneezing with itchy, watery eyes for the rest of the day. Obviously, that wasn’t much fun, so I ended up admiring horses from afar for the next 15 years or so. As I got older, and with allergy treatment, my allergic reactions diminished significantly. When I was in college, my mom bought a horse, so I’d occasionally go with her to the barn to practice my photography. It was then that I realized I could finally be around horses without having much of a reaction at all, especially if I took precautions and washed my hands frequently. Now I have a horse of my own, a headstrong Missouri Foxtrotter mare named Molly. I also have a devoted Goldendoodle named Finley.