Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com Art and Illustration Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:40:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 So much to do…so little time. http://kelleyfrisby.com/2010/03/10/so-much-to-do-so-little-time/ http://kelleyfrisby.com/2010/03/10/so-much-to-do-so-little-time/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:40:34 +0000 Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com/?p=121 Why is it that whenever you want to take the time to sit down and do something right the evil forces of nature come out and block your every attempt? Or am I the only one who feels this way?  I have been trying to get my website up to date for months now.  I have a children’s book I am trying to complete in order to send to publishers, a painting I’ve promised to my youngest sister since two Christmas’ ago, a bed quilt to finish and items to produce so that I can finally start my Etsy store.  Each and every time I make some progress I feel as though something sets me back or gets in the way….sometimes those obstacles are good, fun obstacles which almost makes it worse doesn’t it? Like someone is tempting me or luring me away from my art…I know, I know…I need to make myself a schedule and stick to it.  I need to be disciplined.  The Boyfriend has told me plenty of times that when I have trouble prioritizing I should create a schedule and say I’ll only do blog entries on this day of the week and I’ll work on the book that day of the week….why is that so hard for me to get? I think it’s that inner artist that loves all the chaos :)

Anyway, I have been busy and decided to just do a photo update – but look who opened her mouth after all.  Well, I guess it was more like my fingers did the talking since this is over the web, huh?

Just some of the things that I have been up to my eye balls in :)  I’m drawing, I’m creating – I should be happy with that…now if only I was making money off of these things so that I could support myself without the crappy desk job :(

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As my previous post stated, I had originally planned on posting pictures of what I have been working on these past few months…oh I dunno, a few days ago!  To show proof I’ve actually been working and not just neglecting ye olde blog.  But it seems there were a few problems with the pictures I took and I had to wait to get images from the recipients of said gifts.  That first image above, the one all done up in pink, was for my sister, Stephanie.  She loves pink, loves clothes and so I created a little girl’s biggest dilemna, “what to wear?” I hand drew little dresses onto patterned paper and hung them from a clothes line. She loved it.

Also, if you look below, you’ll see the painting I made for my dad.  From the time I was in first grade until my youngest sister graduated college he had us playing softball.  He got stuck with three daughters, he made sure we were into sports :)   Anyway, the picture I created is his three girls on a softball bench, one spitting sunflower seeds (that would be me), one blowing a bubble (Ashley), and one sipping on some water (Stephanie). 

Softball picture for Dad

This next image was my mom’s present.  She is miss crafty and an all around quilting freak.  I say freak as in she loves it so much not as in some strange sub-species of human…need to stay on her good side if I want more sewing lessons ;)   Anyway, I really wanted to give her a gift she could display in her sewing room…although if I’d planned better I would have realized that there is no more space. Just kidding, Mom.

Lizzie's Garden Grows Buttons

]]> http://kelleyfrisby.com/2010/02/07/a-bit-later-than-intended/feed/ 1 HUGE blog post soon to come… http://kelleyfrisby.com/2010/02/03/huge-blog-post-soon-to-come/ http://kelleyfrisby.com/2010/02/03/huge-blog-post-soon-to-come/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:14:41 +0000 Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com/?p=98 I have been away from my blog for far, far too long.  I promise I have a really good excuse, though. Well, not that good I suppose, but I have been busy, busy, busy. Making art, art, art.

I will post oodles of pictures later today to show you all the work I’ve been up to since my last post….in November!!! (hides in shame)

In the mean time, let me also apologize for the lack of a gallery or portfolio on my site as of the new update.  My galleries are still under construction, but will hopefully be up very, very soon.  The portfolio galleries of an artist’s site are obviously the most important, right? and yet goofy me, left them till last.

Why am I not surprised :)

I’m still working out a way for my wee bunch of followers over at my original blog to not have to re-subscribe to a new blog roll, but at the moment I’m not sure if it’s actually possible. If need be I may just continue posting in both places until a better solution presents itself.

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5 Cents goes to the first person who can tell me where the title of this post is from! That’s one SHINY nickel, FREE, all you pay is shipping and handling!

]]> http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/hello-world/feed/ 2 I don’t follow the rules… http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/i-dont-follow-the-rules/ http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/i-dont-follow-the-rules/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:42:34 +0000 Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com/?p=53 I am changing the game plan. LOL, as my mother often tells me I don’t like to play by the rules. As it turns out I had a nice little group of player who wanted to play but felt they either weren’t creative enough, didn’t have enough followers or didn’t have their own blog. So I’m cancelling my ‘pay it forward’ and gathering up a few readers for a swap. More info to come… ]]> http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/i-dont-follow-the-rules/feed/ 0 Wave goodbye to another one… http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/wave-goodbye-to-another-one-2/ http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/wave-goodbye-to-another-one-2/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:42:34 +0000 Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com/?p=50 This is the last of the molies I have in my possession at the moment. Not for long I’m sure…but a break in mailings it seems. ]]> http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/wave-goodbye-to-another-one-2/feed/ 0 Slacking in the Blog Department http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/slacking-in-the-blog-department/ http://kelleyfrisby.com/2009/12/01/slacking-in-the-blog-department/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:42:34 +0000 Kelley Frisby http://kelleyfrisby.com/?p=5 Yes, it’s true I’m afraid. I’ve been slacking in the blog department. But I promise, it’s only because all my creative efforts have been in trying to re-design my online portfolio. You can find it here at: www.kelleyfrisby.com At the time of it’s creation, the website that is, I had this vision of a little girl coloring and painting on the living room floor. While that worked for my index or home page, I wanted my portfolio section to really stand out. So I came up with the brilliant idea of having that same little girl’s drawings framed on the wall.

 

That little girl being an illustrated version of myself, I thought, “oh, how cute that’ll be…I can shrink down my actual paintings and put them inside the frames, then people can click on them and see the painting at a larger size.” While I was able to get it to work, it wasn’t up to the standard I had anticipated. It loads slowly, quite a few of my pictures are just terribly poor quality (either that or they were scanned and didn’t come out as I’d hoped), etc.

 

Anyway, to make a long story short, there are aspects of the website that I have never been truly happy with, and because this is supposed to be a reflection of the best work that I can do, I felt a whole new look was in order. So I started brainstorming, and created a whole new look for my site. I have to tell you, I’m so excited about what I’ve been working on so far, that if for whatever reason it doesn’t come out like I’ve envisioned, I’m gonna be all butt-hurt. (Giggles while typing) anyway here’s a little preview of my concept sketches. Believe me, I know they’re not much, but this is the way I work…roughing things out initially with thumbnails and then going crazy designing my characters and their environment. As always, ideas and suggestions are appreciated.
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I received some bad news from the Boyfriend last night….all the hard work I put into creating a new design for my portfolio site was in vain. Yes, because I am a ding-bat and didn’t pay attention to the specific size needed for a new header image. I just went along on my merry way and kept coloring in this cute little design I’ve been sitting on. Hmmm, seems I never follow the rules, doesn’t it? Must be developing a pattern, LOL. So this is the image I had intended for my header but the specs are all wrong so now it’s going to be used somewhere else…maybe the home page…not a total loss but now I’m back to square one to create a new image. Ay yay yay!

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My mummy wants to wish you all a Happy Hallo-weekend!
This is an ATC (Artist Trading Card) that I did for a group swap I’m involved in over at Tiny Art. We are VERY exclusive, LOL, you have to be invited in. Ah, well they are great people over there, totally low-key and don’t mind when you send things in late. Which is great for me because it seems lately I simply cannot be on time anywhere! What the heck?!?
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