Here was my description of our family: My name is Kristin - I love cats more than humans should. I also love bubble gum. My husband is John - he is an accountant and loves spreadsheets. We have a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet detailing every aspect of our lives. He also loves beer and is way cooler than I'm making him sound. We have lived happily together for the past 8 years with our two pets, a surly old cat named Buddy Love and a very nervous, 3-legged dog named Beansie. Recently, we have been lucky enough to add a biological child to the mix...Millie. I hope she loves cats too because I dress her up in clothes with cats on them (even her pacifier has a cat on it).
Okay, before showing my portrait, let me just acknowledge that I should have toned down the cat bits in my description. Since you all know me, you know that cats do not rule my life (& spreadsheets do not rule JKK's life). Unfortunately, the artists at freecrappyportraits.com do not know this. Live and learn, I guess...next time I won't describe us in such extremes.
I find the title to be quite clever with the incorporation of the Microsoft Excel symbol. Apparently, the picture I submitted of John was taken on one of our vacations where he hadn't shaved in a few days; thus, the artist thought he was a goatee fan. And poor Millie has been turned into a cat-baby! I really should've toned down those cat-loving bits! As a whole, I'm pleased with the portrait; makes for some good entertainment, no?!
And since I found this whole process to be such good, wholesome fun...I wanted to keep it going. I asked the nieces and nephews to submit their own version of a free crappy portrait. I love how they turned out :)
Kendyl, age 7: love how she adds in our excitement for being new parents; really captures the spirit!
Jack, age 9: awesome how he placed us in the backyard in front of our fence
Nick, age 9: look at all the gum i have in my pockets!
Lucas, age 10: notice that buddy is in his beloved coca-cola toy box
a closer view
Daniel, age 12: i love how he drew buddy from a front view
They put so much detail into their drawings; I think they turned out fantastic! We definitely have some artistic talent in the family. Also, notice that every one of the drawings of Greenlee is anatomically correct portraying her with only three legs. :) Thank you, kiddos, for humoring me and participating!
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