Notes from the Easel
Stories, planning guides, and behind-the-canvas notes for couples considering a live wedding painter in the Bay Area and beyond.
What Nobody Tells You About Watching Your Wedding Get Painted Live
Couples expect a live wedding painter to be entertaining for guests. Few expect what it actually feels like to be the ones being painted.
Live Wedding Painting vs. Photo Booth vs. Guest Illustrator
Photo booths, guest illustrators, and live painters all entertain guests, but only one tends to matter twenty years later. Here's how to choose.
How to Choose a Live Wedding Painter: What to Look For
Style, medium, and process vary enormously between live wedding painters. Here's what actually determines whether you get an heirloom or just a show.
Caring for Your Wedding Painting: Framing, Shipping, and Display
Your live wedding painting is built to last generations. Here's how to frame it, ship it safely, and display it so it stays that way.
What It's Really Like to Hire a Live Wedding Painter: From Booking to Delivery
From the first inquiry to the painting landing on your wall months later, here's the real arc of what it's like to have a live wedding painter.
What Is Live Wedding Painting? A Bay Area Artist Explains
Curious what a live wedding painter actually does? Here's how live wedding painting works, from canvas setup to the finished, museum-quality heirloom.