The Magic of Live Wedding Sketching

Wedding season is almost here, and I’m so excited to be booked for more events! I’ve been hired for lots of weddings this year, focusing on my reportage-style ink drawings with watercolour on top. Lately, I’ve been doing more live guest portraits, which has been a fun challenge. It’s tricky to figure out how many I can get through during an event, but it’s been great to experiment with my style.

I love adding colours from the wedding flowers and decorations into the portraits. There’s something magical about creating artwork live at a wedding—it captures a special moment in a way that’s different from photography. The best part is when guests wear brightly coloured outfits because it gives me a chance to really make the watercolours pop.

Recently, I had to take some time off to recover from back surgery, but I’m getting stronger and gearing up for wedding season, which kicks off in November—just in time for summer in Tasmania! A lot of the weddings I do are up in Launceston, but I’d love to work on more in the Hobart area too. I don’t mind traveling though, especially with my electric car and our house’s solar panels making it more affordable.

I still need a few more weeks to fully recover before I can take on long drives, but I’m really looking forward to getting back to it soon!