Animals
Animal characters are expressive and full of movement.  She loves the way they show purpose in their actions - they know what they're doing (even when they don't!)  She hopes to develop her tiny elephants further and one day tell a story with them.  She imagines all sorts of mischief for them in their too big world.

 

Portraits
Katya's portraits of pets and people are mostly colored pencil, sometimes with a little watercolor or marker mixed in. The picture of of Abby is of her youngest daughter who has a ton of very long very thick very curly hair.  The portrait has all sorts of things that represent her personality and interests tangled up in that hair.