What is a Live Wedding Painter?

If you’ve just discovered live painting and you’re curious to learn more about what they do, you're in the right place! A live event painter is someone who travels to private event to create a custom painting of the atmosphere around them in real time. The creation of the painting usually takes place in front of a crowd of guests and onlookers attending the event. A wedding painter in particular, typically captures a scene centered around the couple with many florals, details, and raw emotions from the day. Depending on the canvas size chosen the couple can expect to take home their painting on the evening it was created, or have it delivered to them a few weeks after the event.

Couples are booking live wedding painters to add a unique element to their day that not only provides them with a beautiful heirloom piece but another outlet of entertainment for their guests. Live wedding painters must be skilled at completing lovely works of art while simultaneously interacting with guests. These individuals are outgoing, talented, hardworking, and charismatic. No two painters are alike as each artist has their own individual style and personality, so find out what you gravitate towards, and reach out to those who might fit your specific vision!