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Live Wedding Painting

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 Recently, I had the joy of doing a live wedding painting. From talking to guests to refining pieces of the venue onto canvas, I learned a lot. It took a lot of time, effort, and listening to the stories of how the couple met! Getting to know who I was painting added to the layers of excitement when finishing this piece. I am so grateful to be a part of someone's special day and capture it in the moment!  My prices thus far for live wedding painting are $850. This covers my gas, the canvas, and the time it takes to add all those special details from your big day! If you are interested, send me a message and I will gladly see what we can do together!  The portrait is typically worked on with acrylic and gouache medium. I work on a 16 x 20 canvas, but for a lower price, I can do 11 x 14. For a non-live wedding painting (from photos), I would like to have a discussion via video call to gather as many details about you and your significant other as it helps me create a more m...
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In the Beginning...

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There was an artist. After many years, paintbrushes and crusty paint pallets, filled sketchbooks taking over half the basement, and tears, a decision was made. I have made the leap to not sheltering my creativity but instead standing naked (metaphorically) and letting it all hang out. Terrifying, I know. This comes with many joys, but also with your boyfriend asking you "why does he have cloudy with a chance of meatballs shoes on?". Man, I don't know, the person commissioned me asking me for those shoes (they did in fact not ask me for that). Regardless, I am taking a step into a light that feels right for me. I wanted to hold myself back because I was so afraid of failure, and feeling like I was in control felt more important than actually taking the steps to be in control. I want to take this as an opportunity to see myself succeed. I want to share with those who mean the most to me and also those who may be across the world.  In this blog I shall take you with me as I ...
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