Canadian artist sakimichan specialises in portraits of characters. Beautiful, vibrant portraits of characters that are so pretty you'll want to hang them on your wall and just stare at them, sighing every once in a while.
The bad news is, these are small, and on a computer screen, not a canvas. The good news is you should be able to use them as phone wallpaper or, if you ask very nicely (ie with money), try and convince her to take commissions.
sakimichan [DeviantArt]