katerina grekhova
Hand-drawn portraits of meaningful places
I create hand-drawn illustrations of places that matter to people: homes, gardens, streets, summer houses and quiet corners of cities
Do you have a place you would like to keep close?
I would be happy to draw it for you
The yellow houses by the canal (Frederiksværk)
Artwork Size: 29.7cm x 21.0cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
An 18th-century canal that became the town’s landmark.
A Heron by Turbinehuset (Frederiksværk)
Artwork Size: 30.0cm x 40.0cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
A heron lives year-round in the canal near the historic Turbinehuset in Frederiksværk and has become a familiar symbol of this place. Locals say it has stayed here for many years, even through winter.
An Old Platan Tree by the Art Museum (Frederiksværk)
Artwork Size: 30.0cm x 40.0cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
This old plane tree stands beside the art museum in one of the historic corners of Frederiksværk. There is something timeless about the place, as if the tree and the museum have grown old together, quietly witnessing the history of the town.
Linden Trees by the Church Square (Frederiksværk)
Artwork Size: 30.0mm x 40.0 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork: The old church square in Frederiksværk has a quiet, timeless atmosphere.
In summer, the scent of blooming linden trees fills the space around the church, making it feel almost unchanged by time.
Old Linden Trees at the Steelworks (Frederiksværk)
Artwork Size: 29.7 x 42.0 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
Some places are just trees. Some become part of a town’s history. This old linden tree grows on the grounds of the steel factory in Frederiksværk and has quietly witnessed generations of industrial life around it.
Historic map of Halsnæs Commune
Artwork Size: 42.0×59.4 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
Inspired by J.F. Classen’s 1763 plan for Frederiksværk, this drawing explores the meeting point between an ideal vision and the way a town slowly grows through real life.
I transformed the original flat industrial scheme into a hand-drawn volumetric map, imagining how history, nature and everyday life gradually reshaped the planned city.
Historic map of Halsnæs Commune
Artwork Size: 42.0×59.4 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
Inspired by J.F. Classen’s 1763 plan for Frederiksværk, this drawing explores the meeting point between an ideal vision and the way a town slowly grows through real life.
I transformed the original flat industrial scheme into a hand-drawn volumetric map, imagining how history, nature and everyday life gradually reshaped the planned city.
A bird’s-eye panorama of Frederiksværk
Artwork Size: 70.2 x 53.5 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
A view from above over DanSteel and modern Frederiksværk
Gjethuset
Artwork Size: 42.0 x 29.7 cm
Medium: Ink on Paper
About the artwork:
Classen’s foundry: here they cast cannons, then pots, today concerts.
Houses That May Soon Be Gone (Serbia)
Artwork Size: 15.0 x 21.0 cm
Medium: Watercolour
About the artwork:
This watercolor series was inspired by the traditional houses in Serbia. Many of these houses are slowly disappearing, replaced by newer buildings or left abandoned.
Through these paintings, I wanted to preserve a sense of their character and the atmosphere of a landscape that is gradually changing.
Do you have a place you would like to keep close?
• Young family. A drawing of your first home together
• Moving away. A place you left behind, but still want to keep close
• Gift. A thoughtful wedding, anniversary or housewarming gift
• Sommerhus. Your favourite summer house, remembered beyond the season
• Parents’ Home. A family house, garden or farm filled with history and memory
• Expats. A place that still feels like home, even from far away
I would be happy to draw it for you