Happy April!

It's official!!!  I absolutely love drawing babies!  I had so much fun drawing "Lexi", "Cole", and "Lola".   I am learning something new every time and I am enjoying every minute of it.  I treated myself to some new colors that I did not have before.   I got to use some of them on "Lola" and I couldn't believe how much of a difference they made.   I hope to keep the pictures coming.  ;o)

I hope that Spring has found you!

Take care!

Kelli

Hello!

Here is my latest portrait, "Double Trouble" and it was so much fun to do! I swear these boys have got to have the bluest eyes and are going to be heartbreakers when they grow up!  

I am finally used to night shift and spending my free time drawing away.  I have another drawing that is almost completed.  Working nights can sure be hard on the body but definitely good for my art.  :o) 

I hope everyone is doing well!

Kelli

Hello!

I hope everyone is doing well.  I am finally back on nights and adjusted and have a lot of projects to do.  Very excited!  I just finished "Nathan and Piper" and added their pictures below.  It is an 11x14 with 2 separate pictures on it.  Both pictures are 5x7.  This was incredibly hard for me.  The original background paper is a cream color.  I found doing 5x7 to be hard since the features were so small.  Nathan's features especially, adorable little squint of his made it very hard to get to come through.  Plus color pencils smear, I love that about them.  But once I would start working on another section or the other picture it would smear.  I actually got to the point on Nathan's picture where his face stopped taking ink.  Once I had everything done, the cream color background just did not work.  So I colored in the background black as if it was a mat.  Overall I think it turned out well, unfortunately my picture taking doesn't show it justice.   I had troubles with glare.  But I was afraid to scan it since my scanner is smaller and I didn't want to take a chance of wrinkling the picture.    I know this is a learning process and I planned to get as much practice and learn as much as I can.  

If anyone has any suggestions, I would love to hear from you.  That is how you learn :o)

Furbabiesportraits@gmail.com

Thanks!

Kelli

Happy Spring!!

Okay, it may not be officially Spring yet, but a girl can dream!  I am happy to announce that I am FINALLY back on night shift!!!   Yes, I know that sounds like a strange thing to be excited about but when I am on that shift I actually have time to draw.   I work shift work and rotate between day shift and night shifts every 10 weeks.  One thing that helps me stay up all night while the rest of the world is out cold is drawing.   I found it is a lot harder to do on day shift.  My days off are spent running errands and spending time with family and friends, followed by going to bed earlier so I could get up at 430am.   I just never felt that I had the time to relax and concentrate on my pictures.  But with night shift, I am on able to get everything done when I first get up.  Then after everyone falls asleep I can work on pictures til 6am.   :o) 

I am on a mini vacation this week before starting night shift next week.   I have plenty to work on and should be getting some pictures posted on here shortly. 

I know its rather early for most to think about it, but its time to start scheduling for Mother's day.   Time is flying by fast and I want to make sure I can get pictures done on time with a lot of details and quality that you would want.  I learned a very hard lesson during Christmas that even something that I LOVE to do--you can get burned out on.   I took on way too much.  Now I am slowing things down and taking time to make sure that I can get them done on time but also be the best work that I can do.

If you are interested in a picture, please contact me at furbabiesportraits@gmail.com.

Thanks everybody!

PS

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Hello!

Just a quick update to let you know what has been going on.   I was able to finish the portrait called "In Love"  while I was on my mini vacation.  It turned out to be a lot harder than I had hoped.  I usually take a picture and "blow it up" on my computer so I can go into to it section by section to see detail.  But the original picture just would not let me get it any bigger than it was without digitizing.  So I just was not able to see a lot of details when it came to the facial features.   I still have a lot to learn and rely so heavily on the photos to get the details I need. The original photo was just as cute it could be and I wanted to so badly make the owner very proud of it.   I hope she is.  I still get very nervous when doing portraits.  My comfort level is still animals and small children.  But even then, I know I am no where near done learning what I need to learn.  But I hope with time and practice my art work will become as life like as a photograph.  That is my goal :o)

I have started another portrait, rather its a two in one.  Its a little boy and girl, separate pictures that I am doing an 11 x 14 on.   They are absolutely adorable but both pictures will be 5x7.   I love the pictures, but to be honest they scare me death.  Not only are the portraits smaller than I am used to working on.   Its harder to get the detail than I am used too.  I am still at the stage where more room to blend and create detail works so much better for me.   But the other scary bit is one little "oops" not only messes up one picture, its messes up 2 and that is a lot of work to start over.   So it is taking me longer to accomplish this, but the owner is a good friend and I want her to be very proud of it and I don't want to disappoint her.  

We are currently working quite a bit of overtime at work so my free time is just not as abundant as I would like.   But at least its only temporary.   I will be back on night shift at the end of this month so I should be able to work on pictures a lot more.   Its so much easier to do them at night when the whole world is sleeping and you have to find a reason to stay awake til 6am ;o) 

Well I hope everyone is having a fantastic February!!

Thank you for your support!

Kelli

Vacation!

I am just starting a week of vacation with the only plan is to work on pictures.  I have several that need to be completed and I am planning on using this week to get caught up on them.  I can not wait!! :o)   Its been harder than I expected to work on pictures on day shift.   I just can not stay up late enough on my nights after work to accomplish anything. My days off are filled with chores and errands that need to be done.   I only have a month left on days then I will be back on night shift.   Its so much easier to work on pictures on that shift.  I do apologize for the wait.  But I really hope to get a lot accomplished this week!  Here is hoping that every one's 2011 is going well!

Kelli

Happy New Year!

I just wanted to wish everyone a happy and wonderful 2011!   I have a lot of plans for this year and a major part of it is drawing as much as possible.  I am even going to enter some art contests this year which I am reallly excited about!  I have never done anything like that so it should be quite an adventure.  :o)   I plan on getting fully back into drawing this week on my days off.  I just started day shift after several months of nights.  Feel a little bit like a walking zombie but I am slowly getting used to it.  I should be back to normal here in a few days and have my concentration skills back ;o) 

Kelli

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!  I have been so blessed to have the opportunities that I have been given in the last couple of months.   I am so excited for all of the pictures I have done and the many more that I have planned!  I will start back on pictures probably after the 1st.  I have been working graves for the last several months and I start back on a day shift starting January 1st.  Have a feeling my sleeping schedule is going to be a little messed up the first couple of days.  Once I can get adjusted again, I will jump right back into drawing.  I know that I have people counting on me, and I promise to get your pictures done as soon as I can. 

Here is wishing you and your loved ones a Happy Holiday Season!

Love, 

Kelli 

How Exciting!

I had to share this!  I have never seen one of my pictures professionally matted and framed before.  And I was so nervous about this picture but it looks so good!  I am so glad they shared this with me!

Hello!

The holidays are almost here and I have been busy working on pictures.  I am working on my last one due by Christmas.  It made me actually update my pricing page to request that pictures taken from a cell phone to not be used.  I am having a heck of time with the picture I am working on because there is just not enough details in the faces for me to know if I am accurately drawing them.   So I am having to request another picture.  I feel bad doing this but I don't feel I can create a picture that either one of us would be very happy with.  This is still a learning process for me, so it may not be unusual for me to keep tweaking this as I go. 

Hello!

We are down to one week til Christmas, the time is flying by very fast!  I just finished another portrait (below) this morning and I have one more to get done before Christmas.  I never ever thought that I would be so busy doing something that I love - pretty cool!  ;o)   I hope everyone is having a fantastic Holiday Season!

Kelli

Hi!

I have posted a new picture and I am quite proud of it!  Its called "Best Friends", it was pretty challenging but I but I believed it turned out quite well.  :o)  I am finally catching up with my Christmas orders and I can't even express how happy I am that I have this opportunity to do something that I love.   I have a few more pictures to do and I will post them once they are completed.  I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and remember that spending time with family and friends is really what this season is about.  Take care!

Kelli

New Pictures!

Hello!

I have added 3 pictures I have completed in the last week.  I am not posting them on Facebook to hopefully not give away someone's Christmas present.  I am keeping quite busy though! It feels like I have 2 full time jobs, both with overtime right now :o) But being able to get these three done and have another one almost done is making me feel much better.    The picture I am currently working on has unbelievable amount of detail in the background and its taking longer to do than I expected.  It is probably one of the hardest pictures I have done and I am trying very hard to do a really good job on it.  Though I will be the first admit that I wish I had a teacher to go to this week for advice :o)  Definitely a learning process, but I want my client happy with the end result.  :o)  I will post on here once its completed!

Kelli

BUSY!!!

Hello!

I have been so incredibly busy working on pictures, actually that is an understatement!  Though I am finally seeing progress and expect to get a lot done with in the next couple of days.  I will be posting pictures shortly once they are completed.   Thank you everyone for the opportunity you have given me!

Kelli

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here is hoping that you and your family have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving with the ones that you love!

Kelli

VOTE FOR ME!!!!

Help me win the The Best Christmas Gift of 2010  contest being held by That's Thoughtful and you might even win some $$$ yourself!

Congratulations!

As mentioned in a prior post,  I was asked to sponsor for a drawing for My Precious Kids LLC on Facebook.  I never, ever, thought I would get the response that I did!!  I sponsored a $50 gift certificate to go towards one of my drawings.  In just a few short days, I went from 78 fans to 429.  Isn't that absolutely crazy??  I even got compliments in french!  Which, I am sorry, is pretty darn cool!  This experience has been completely wonderful! 

 And the WINNER is....  Erica Raposa!!!   Congratulations Erica, I am so excited to work with you!  :o)

Well back to drawing, I have 7 drawings to do before Christmas, so I must get busy! 

Kelli

Oh Wow!!!

The last several days have been absolutely amazing!  I am officially booked through Christmas.  I will be happy to take orders, I just can not guarentee  them completed before Christmas.   As it is right now, I have a picture scheduled to be worked on every week, including Christmas week itself.  Its going to be a very busy and exciting holiday season!  If you are interested in having a picture done, please email me.   I will get them done as fast as I can!

I wanted to thank a friend and a wonderful photographer by the name of Ashlee Murphy.  She owns Number 41 Photography based in Emmett, ID. Check out her website at http://number41photography.blogspot.com/  She recommended me to sponser a give away on Facebook for My Precious Kid LLC and the response has been overwhelming!  Everyone has been so sweet and its exciting to know that so many people have seen my work and like it.  I know that sounds silly.  But its one thing to draw for family and friends and get a nice compliment.  Its WAY different to hear it from people you have never met!

Thanks again to everyone for the support!

Kelli

Such a great day!

     Thank you for checking out my blog and my artwork!  This has been so much fun and exciting getting everything figured out and set up!   Very much a learning experience and there is still a lot for me to figure out.  But I am getting there!  Friends and family have been very helpful with ideas and I appreciate their support more than words can say! 

I have added some new features to my blog that I hope will be helpful.    I have added a Paypal button located at the top left to assist with orders. Hopefully that will make things so much easier for everyone.  I have also added a tab for pricing and details.   Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or even suggestions.   This is still very new to me and I am learning as I go.  :o)    I have also joined the CPSA today, which has been a goal of mine for several years now.  I just didn't feel I had enough experience til now to even consider it.   I am so excited to have a chance to learn some new techniques and build my skills up even more.  I am self taught and never knew anyone that I could learn from so I am hoping this will open up a whole new world of opportunities!  I even have a snazzy logo to attach to show I am a member now!

                                                 

                                  Pretty huh?!!  :o)

Well I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend!   Please check back and I will keep updating my blog with new pictures!

Thanks for visiting!

Kelli

Hello!

Welcome to my new blog!   I am totally new to this, so bear with me ;o)    I have posted my artwork below, you will notice a big difference in quality of pictures from when I first started til now.   I am hoping one day soon I can get another chance to get a much better quality of those past pictures so you can see the details better!