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Painting for Danae Kimpinski

Painting for Danae Kimpinski

Danae Kimpinski is an emerging artist on the Canadian music scene, known especially for her award-winning song, “Moth...

Custom Commissions
Pet Portrait of Yorkie, watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Yorkie Pet Portrait

Sometimes you don't need a reason to give a gift. You just love someone, and it brings you joy to bring them joy...

Pet Portraits
Katrina painting the truck

True North Strong & Free

This was an unbelievable project to work on. Believe it or not, my work has ended up on the side of a semi-truck once...

Story Portraits

Rottweiler Pet Portrait

What's your favourite thing about your pet? My family had a Norwegian Elkhound growing up, and the reason we picked h...

Pet Portraits
Home Portrait as Realtor's Gift of Abbotsford Home, watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Realtor Gift, Abbotsford Home

A local realtor reached out to me through Instagram, curious about my commissions. Her realtor group had recently sol...

Home Portraits
Golden Retriever Pet Portrait, watercolor sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Golden Retriever Pet Portrait

I love painting Pet Portraits. They're different than painting Home Portraits, as there's a deeper emotion present wh...

Pet Portraits
Zamboni watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Zamboni Commissions

My husband and I recently went to watch the Vancouver Canucks' farm team play, and as we sat in the arena watching th...

Custom Commissions
Home Portrait of Abbotsford Home, watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Abbotsford Home Portrait

Becky and her husband raised their family of five together in their first home in Abbotsford, B.C. Mid-2021 they sold...

Home Portraits

Retirement Gift for TLD

Story Portraits are so unique. “What's that?" you may wonder. A Story Portrait is a montage of painted memories, that...

Story Portraits
Home Portrait of a home in White Rock, B.C. Watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

White Rock Home Portrait

One day I received an inquiry through my Instagram account from someone named Annie. Her parents had just sold their ...

Home Portraits

Christ Church Cathedral, Vancouver

When I received an email from John to commission a painting of Christ Church Cathedral, I was intrigued. The majority...

Custom Commissions
Old Fraser Bridge, Quesnel, British Columbia custom watercolour sketch by Katrina Dawn

Old Fraser Bridge, Quesnel

If you commute for work, is there a particular part of your inbound / outbound journey that you look forward to? I us...

Custom Commissions

In Loving Memory of Kim

My husband and I sometimes talk about what it means to know someone, to really know someone, and how to get to that d...

Story Portraits
Coquitlam Home Portrait by watercolor artist Katrina Dawn

Coquitlam Home Portrait

Jordan discovered my work on Instagram when a friend tagged him in a giveaway I was doing. He had the idea to commiss...

Home Portraits
West Highland White Terrier Pet Portrait, Westie, watercolour sketch by artist Katrina Dawn

Westie Pet Portrait

Meet Trudy. Trudy was a much beloved Westie, living with her owners for many happy years. Unfortunately she got cance...

Pet Portraits
Watercolour sketch for Global Shore Opportunities by watercolour artist Katrina Dawn

Global Shore Opportunities

Global Shore Opportunities is a not-for-profit organization working in El Tizate, Guatemala. It's mission is to trans...

Custom Commissions

Port Rowan Home Portrait

Julie’s birthday was coming up. Her husband, Ken, wanted to mark the occasion in a special way and commissioned a pai...

Home Portraits
Commission of long haul truck by watercolour artist Katrina Dawn

Long Haul Truck Painting

Truck drivers have been in the news a lot in the last two years. Critical to the supply chain, we sure feel the disru...

Custom Commissions

Chilliwack Home Portrait

Daniele contacted me to commission a painting of her parents’ home, which had recently been sold. The house was on a ...

Home Portraits

Vancouver Home Portrait

Amanda reached out to me a few months before Christmas with a special gift in mind writing, “My parents have lived in...

Home Portraits
Home Portrait watercolour sketch by Canadian artist Katrina Dawn

Family's First Home

A mortgage broker contacted me to do a Home Portrait for his clients. The home pictured here was the couple’s first h...

Home Portraits
Watercolour Pet Portrait by Canadian artist Katrina Dawn

Dog Pet Portrait

Meet Venture. Venture belonged to Darcie and Mitch. Darcie commissioned a pet portrait of Venture as a surprise for M...

Pet Portraits
Cat Pet Portrait by watercolour sketcher Katrina Dawn

Calico Cat Pet Portrait

Magdalen reached out to me about doing a pet portrait of Maki, the family cat who had been put down the year prior. S...

Pet Portraits

Pincher Creek Home Portrait

This painting was a gift for a 90th birthday. It was commissioned by daughter Marlene, who is my aunt, making the rec...

Home Portraits
The Harrison at Elim Village, a watercolour sketch by Katrina Dawn

The Harrison at Elim Village

Elim Village offers remarkable Seniors Living communities in British Columbia, Canada. They have two locations...

Custom Commissions

Condominium Home Portrait

A local mortgage broker contacted me to do a home portrait for one of his clients who had bought their first home...

Home Portraits
Abbotsford Home Portrait by watercolour artist Katrina Dawn

Mortgage Broker Gift

A mortgage broker reached out to me to paint a home portrait of this gorgeous house in Abbotsford...

Home Portraits
Garden Bay, Sunshine Coast Home Portrait by watercolour Sketcher Katrina Dawn

Garden Bay Home Portrait

David contacted me to paint his summer home up in Garden Bay on the Sunshine Coast, B.C. He wanted a painting to hang...

Home Portraits
Story Portrait of Elim Village by artist Katrina Dawn

Story Portrait for Elim Village

Ron was approaching his 10-year work anniversary for Elim Village. As Executive Director, ten years was a significant...

Story Portraits
Horse Pet Portrait by watercolor sketcher Katrina Dawn

Horse Pet Portrait

Meet Safiro. Robert reached out to me to inquire if I could do a pet portrait of a horse - a subject matter I had not...

Pet Portraits
Shih-Tzu Pet Portrait by watercolour sketcher Katrina Dawn

Shiu-Tzu Pet Portrait

Meet Gizmo. "Losing a family pet of 17 years is devastating, but the brightest spot during our time of grief was rece...

Pet Portraits
Home Portrait of a Fort Langley Home by watercolour sketcher Katrina Dawn

Fort Langley Home Portrait

I met Shirley at the Abbotsford Farm & Country Market in 2017. I was doing a lot of markets that summer...

Home Portraits
Kitten Pet Portrait by watercolor sketcher Katrina Dawn

Cat Pet Portrait(s)

Sarah contacted me when she learned that her mom's cat Ducati—or “Kotti" for short—was quite sick and needed to be pu...

Pet Portraits