Kelly Preedy is a highly skilled toy portrait painter and former picture editor and researcher with extensive experience in the publishing and media industries. Over the course of the last two decades, Preedy has worked for over a dozen magazines and several large commercial companies, including Marie Claire, The Times, and The Sunday Times Magazine. Preedy's background in photography and photo agencies has provided her with vast insight into the work of contemporary and past photographers. She is also an excellent researcher with exceptional visual memory. After spending two years working in retail, Preedy has returned to her artistic roots as an artist at The Beloved Toys Portrait Studio.