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DO YOU GET THE PAINTING DONE AT THE WEDDING? I GET THE ENTIRE PAINTING DRAWN IN AND A GOOD START ON IT. THE DETAILS AND FINE TUNING ARE DONE AT THE STUDIO DURING THE FOLLOWING WEEK. MY PROCESS AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL MAKE IT A MUST FOR ME TO SPEND ADDITIONAL TIME IN MY STUDIO TO GET A HIGH QUALITY FINISH. I TAKE REFERENCE PHOTOS to help me with DETAILING, BUT RELY HEAVILY ON MY BEING PRESENT AT THE WEDDING TO CAPTURE AND BUILD THE COMPOSITION AND OVERALL FORM OF THE PAINTING.
DO YOU REQUIRE PAYMENT UP FRONT? I ASK FOR HALF OF THE PAYMENT UP FRONT. DO YOU NEED ANYTHING FOR SETUP AT THE WEDDING? IF THE CEREMONY OR RECEPTION IS OUTSIDE DURING THE DAY, NO. BUT IF THE RECEPTION OR CEREMONY is INSIDE, I WOULD ONLY NEED A 6' X 6' SPACE TO WORK IN, AND IDEALLY NEAR AN OUTLET. I BRING AN EXTENSION CORD, WATER, A TABLE, MY EASEL, A LIGHT, AND PAINT SUPPLIES. CAN THE GUESTS TALK TO YOU WHILE YOU're WORKING? ABSOLUTELY! I LOVE TALKING WITH FOLKS AND LOVE WHEN THEY ASK QUESTIONS. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THEM ENJOY THE PAINTING COMING TO LIFE, AND TO CHAT WITH THEM ABOUT ART AND MY PROCESS! HOW FAR DO YOU TRAVEL? I mostly TRAVEL AROUND THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, so I WOULD have TO BE COMPENSATED FOR GAS FOR ANY TRAVEL BEYOND AN HOUR FROM OSHKOSH, wisconsin. IF YOUR WEDDING IS OUT OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, I can TRAVEL TO PAINT IT, BUT have TO BE COMPENSATED FOR GAS IF DRIVING. If flying, I would have to be compensated for the ticket, food, and lodging. WHAT MEDIUM DO YOU USE TO PAINT WITH? I USE ACRYLIC PAINT, AND PAINT ON A HIGH-QUALITY, STRETCHED CANVAS. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING WEDDING PAINTINGS? NINE YEARS. I'VE TRAVELED TO Several CITIES ACROSS WISCONSIN AND THE MIDWEST INCLUDING: MILWAUKEE, CHICAGO , APPLETON, OSHKOSH, GREEN LAKE, NORTHERN WISCONSIN, AND ST. PAUL, MINNesota. I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL THE WONDERFUL WEDDING PAINTING EXPERIENCES AHEAD, AND THE TRAVELING THAT WILL COME WITH THEM. ONE OF THE JOYS of PAINTING WEDDINGS IS THAT I KNOW EACH WEDDING IS UNIQUE, WHICH MAKES EACH EXPERIENCE of PAINTING THEM, UNIQUE TOO. DO YOU USE PHOToGRAPHS? I DO USE PHOTOGRAPHS AT TIMES IN THE PROCESS TO ARTICULATE THE DETAILS. I RELY HEAVILY ON MY PHOTO MEMORY TO GATHER THE GENERAL INFORMATION AND OVERALL COMPOSTITION. I USE THE PHOTOS AS REFERENCE WHEN ADDING THE SPECIFIC DETAILS. OVERALL, THE PROCESS INCLUDES DRAWING, PAINTING, OBSERVATION, MEMORY, AND PHOTO REFERENCE. I DO WORK FROM PHOTOGRAPH IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE CUSTOMERS HAVE ALREADY HAD THEIR WEDDING. IT'S THE ONLY OPTION AT THAT POINT. |
