Kate Ledogar
Love my portraits? Commission your own!
Prices range from $125 for a framed 7×5” gouache portrait on paper, to $500 for a 10×7” oil portrait on wood board. I work from your photographs and videos, and if you aren’t happy with the finished portrait proof, you are not required to purchase the painting.
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Testimonials
Kate Ledogar’s pet portraits are much more than colorful paintings of animals. Kate really gets her subjects, capturing their likeness and their personalities, with expert brushstrokes, lively colors and pure artistry . Whether it is the saucy side-eye of a beagle puppy, the shy charm of a border terrier, or the about-to-mug-you exuberance of a group of pugs, Kate sees past the furry exteriors and into the souls of her models. These are modestly priced masterpieces by a very talented artist. I love the paintings she did of my two King Charles Spaniels and have commissioned a portrait for a friend who recently lost her little friend. Get a portrait of your pet before Kate comes to her senses and raises the price!
Nancy, Northampton MA
This little painting of me in my garden is just so charming! Straightforward, unpretentious and a good likeness, too. I love that it's a block and I can display it on my bookshelf, or set it out next to a bowl of flowers for springtime. Thanks again!
M. Horsley, Galicia, Spain
This portrait of our dog Bertie is so spot-on. Kate helped us choose the source photo, and the expression and pose are perfect. She has captured not only his likeness, but his presence. We love this painting!
Alice, Massachusetts, USA
Tommy in His Other Snowsuit, oil on board, 2026, 7x10"
Florida Room 4: Tommy in Opulence, oil on canvas, 2026, 24x36"
Tommy at the Baltic, Winter, oil on canvas, 2026, 30x30"
Florida Room 2: The Breakers Lobby with Coco, Isabelle, Tommy, Wood Stork and Cormorant, oil on canvas, 2026, 30x30"
Tommy at the Beach, Winter, oil on wood panel, 2026, 6.75x9.5"
Florida Room 1: Salthrop House, UK with Buster, Isabelle, Roseate Spoonbill, Lemur and Manatee, oil on canvas, 2026, 48x60"
Kala at Dunvegan, Dreaming of the Big City, oil on board, 2026, 10x7"
Florida Room 7: English Country Cottage with spoonbill, manatee, Tommy, Tommy and Bear, oil on board, 2026, 14x20"
Kala's Arrival: Charles DeGaulle Airport, Fashion Week, oil on board, 2026, 7x10"
Tommy at the Baltic, Summer, oil on canvas, 2026, 24x36"
Florida Room 3: Salthrop House with Vega, Lemur, Manatee and Isabelle, oil on canvas, 2026, 36x36"
Tommy at the Beach, Summer, oil on wood block, 2026, 3.5x5.75"
Sunshine Dazzle, oil on wood panel, 2026, 6.5x4"
Sunshine and Friend: All Mod Cons, oil on wood panel, 2026, 4x5.25"
Bubs in Front of Two Windows, oil on wood panel, 2026, 5x3.25"
paints canvases, small and large, inspired by dogs, people, and the ever-moving world around her. Heroes include Fairfield Porter, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Cole, Alice Neele, Christopher Alexander, Jeremy Foss, Tove Jansson, William Wegman, Helen Miranda Wilson, Andrew Cranston, the many artists in her own family and Barclay Hendricks, who was her teacher and advisor, and often challenged her with the assessment that her painting was “too good not to be better.” She is still working on that.
Kate has owned a gallery, directed an art center, written art criticism for a Boston weekly and taught art to students of all ages (2 to 101, so far). She has an MFA from Mass College of Art.
Her paintings are featured in private collections in the United States, Denmark, Spain and Australia. If you are interested in purchasing a painting, you may email Kate and/or sign up for the mailing list to be informed about upcoming exhibitions and available work. You can also commission a small custom portrait by clicking the tab at the top of the page.
Kate Ledogar
In the Florida Room paintings, Kate uses the aspirational and cinematic language of interior design photography as a setting for wild and domestic animals . Kate relies on the gestures and facial expressions of her subjects, supported by the painting’s colors, patterns and composition, to communicate a moment of understanding that is (necessarily) personal to each viewer.
Kate may be contacted at: kate@kateledogar.com