• "Callie's hands and expression are just so sweet.”

    - Betsy Sanders, Memphis, TN   

  • "We are thrilled with the portraits Kate did of our twin three-year-old daughters. They are a family heirloom we plan to pass on."

    - Lauren Keras, Memphis, TN  

  • “My son's portrait is my most
 prized possession, and I love showing it off to anyone who enters my
 home.”

    - Hart Kiser, Memphis, TN

     

  • “Every time I walk past my daughter's portrait I find I always have a smile on my face.”

    - Whitney Bricken, Memphis, TN  

     

 

 



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new blog post: It’s For Me, Not My Kids!

May 22, 2013|

By Kate Bradley 22 May 2013, 9:52AM

A few weeks ago I met a young mom at an event I did with The Woman’s Exchange. I was already familiar with her name because she’s a good friend one of my clients. Most of commissions come to me this way.
She has two sons and was interested in having their portraits painted so I suggested she book a consultation. I don’t accept all commissions, so a consultation is just a conversation we have to exchange some questions and decide if it’s a good fit. I can’t help everybody. I simply don’t have the time.
So we were talking about the different options, whether it would be two individual portraits of the boys or one of them together. I suggested that she should think about what will happen to the portrait when it gets passed down to her kids. Who’s going to get it? You just don’t have that flexibility when there is just one portrait.
She said something that surprised me and made …