Katrina is an award winning fine artist. She began painting in her teen years and today produces works in watercolor, pastel, oil and acrylics. She works full time as an artist and designer (see KatGrafix), specializes in portraits and is available for commissions.

Katrina gives private and semi-private instruction. She also is available to give demonstrations to art clubs, schools and special events. Call or email her for more information.

Katrina Small worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for a toy company for 11 years during the '80's where she witnessed her field changing to a virtual technology. After a series of life journeys that brought her from Colorado to California, she found herself back at school earning the knowledge necessary to be competitive in our digital world. She offers her services as a graphic and web designer and as a producer of e-marketing presentations. To view her commercial art website visit KatGrafix.com.

After wanting to find resources in Sonoma County on the internet that would support her artistic endeavors and not finding many, she created a website called Artists' Resources in Sonoma County. This website is a listing service and has become very popular, attracting local and international artists, galleries, and supply houses.

Shows, Exhibits, Demo's & Workshops:
2009, Abramson Gallery, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, "Rosso & Bianco #3"
2008, Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival Fine Art Show: First Place "Apples and Blossoms" Watercolor
2007, Sebastopol Apple Blossom Festival Fine Art Show: Second Place "Apple Blossom" Watercolor, Sold
2007, Montgomery Village Show
2007, Rosso & Bianco Plein Air Paint Out
2007, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 2 First Place, 2 Second, 1 Third
2007, Aqua Areas Watermedia Show: Rod Lee Memorial Award, "Daydreamer", Watercolor
2006, North Coast Bank, Windsor, CA -show
2006, FFC (Rosso & Bianco) Plein Air Paint Out
2006, Sonoma County Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 2 First's
2006, Windsor Chamber of Commerce: art exhibited
2005, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 1 Best of Medium, Pastel; 1 Best of Medium, Acrylic; 4 First Places
2005, Sonoma County Fair Fine Art Exhibition: Awards: 1 First Place; 1 Second Place; 1 Third
2005, Windsor Chamber of Commerce: art exhibited
2005, Pedroncelli Winery: paintings exhibited
2005, Montgomery Village Show
2004, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 3 First's
2004, Kendal Jackson Tomato Festival
2003, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 1 Best of Medium, Watercolor Division; 2 First Place, 1 Second
2003, Kendal Jackson Tomato Festival
2002, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 2 First Place, 1 Third and Fifth
2001, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 1 Best of Medium, Watercolor Division; 1 First Place; 2 Second's
2001, Sonoma County Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 1 First Place, Second Place, Third Place
2001, Sonoma/Marin Fair: 1 Best of Section & Special Award (runner-up to Best of Show); 1 First Place
2000, Sonoma County Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 2 First's
1999, Sonoma Harvest Fair Fine Art Exhibition: 1 Best of Medium, Watercolor; 2 First Place; 2 Second Place
1980's, Handmade Pueblo (CO) Christmas Show: Portraits
1980's, Beulah (CO) Arts and Crafts Show: Portraits
1980's, Garden City (KA) Home and Garden Show: Portraits
1978, Garland (TX) Community Fair Fine Art Exhibition: Best of Show; 1 First Place
Workshops Given:
2008, 3/20, Portraits: How to Draw and Paint the Face
2007, 12/17, Portrait Workshop: "Transforming the Mundane and Ordinary into Spiritual and Magical"
Workshops and Classes Taken:
2009, Live Model Portrait Workshop, Virgil Elliott
2008, Wine Country Plein Air Workshop with Richard McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA (fine art, oil & pastel)
2008, Landscape painting class, Misako Miki, SRJC
2007, Sketch booking with Susan Cornelis
2006, Wine Country Plein Air Workshop with Richard McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA (fine art, pastel)
2005, Hibernation Workshop with Richard McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA (fine art, pastel)
2003, Painting With Presence Workshop with Philip Buller, Saucalito, California (fine art, watercolor)
2002, Point Reyes National Seashore Association Field Seminars: Botanical Illustration in Colored Pencil (fine art)
1999-2007, Santa Rosa Junior College: fine art classes
1987, Leslie B. DeMille Portrait Workshop, Westcliffe, Colorado (fine art, pastel portraits)
1986, Color Workshop, TNR Engraving, Denver, Colorado
1986, Southern Colorado State University: 3-D art
1973, University of Texas at Arlington: Film
Demonstrations Given:
2009, 11/4, Demonstrator for Artists Round Table, "Enigma-Nuances of Painting the Eyes in a Portrait" watercolor
2008, Jan., Deomonstration for Windosr Art Council, ”Communicating Magic and Presence in Portraits” watercolor
2007, 5/17, Demonstrator for Art Workshops of Western Sonoma County (AWS), "Lemon Drop" pastel
2007, 6/6, Demonstrator for Artists Round Table, "Yellow Daisies" watercolor
2007, 11/8, Demonstrator for Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (WASCO), "White Face" watercolor portrait
Affiliations:
California Watercolor Association
Art Workshops of Western Sonoma County (AWS) Office held: 2008-2010 President
Artists Round Table (ART)
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (WASCO), website producer and newsletter chairman
Monday Morning Painters, painter and website producer
Artists' Resources, website owner
Galleries:
The Upstairs Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

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Visit Katrina's blog and read about her personal spiritual journey, interesting stories and morsels of philosophical knowledge. She posts sketchbook journal paintings there, as well.
View blog here.