St. Edwards-Epiphany School

RVA GALLERIES REACHED OUT TO ME for St. Edward-Epiphany School's 33rd Annual Gala & Auction for a live painting that had to be completed in 2.5 hours. This painting of the May Crowning took place at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond, VA and was auctioned off for SEES.
 

Fox Elementary School Fundraiser

A WEEK BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY, I was invited to the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to live paint at a fundraiser for Fox Elementary School. Fox Elementary School is a historic school in Richmond, VA that was destroyed in a fire in 2022. It has since been rebuilt and reopened. One of the parents, June Renschler, donated a really nice floral display and I had 3 and half hours to paint the display to be auctioned off. 

Ceres Floral

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VCU Nursing Program

 LAST WEEK, I DID A LIVE painting at the Willow Oaks Country Club. Attendees could donate on behalf of themselves (or friend/loved one/colleague, etc.) and the money went to the Nursing Program at VCU. Rodney The Ram came up and painted a few strokes and 3 people donated on behalf of Dr. Ellis Youngkin, the mother of former governor Glenn Youngkin.

Live Wedding Painting of the Cockrells

 Live Wedding Painting of Dr. Jordan Cockrell and Hunter Cockrell along with Odin and Makers at the Dominion Club in Richmond, VA

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Andrew and Anna Live Wedding Painting

 Live Wedding Painting of Andrew and Anna at the Barns of Kanak.

Daiane and Hector's Live Wedding Painting

 

NASCAR's Race Week 2025

 THIS PAST WEEKEND, ON FRIDAY AND Saturday, Lynanne and I were invited to NASCAR's Race Week 2025 at Richmond International Raceway. On Friday, I did a live painting of Dale Earnhardt's car, and Saturday we went to the race. I'd never been to a NASCAR race before and it was intense. 

Live Wedding Paintings this past weekend...

 I HAVE SUCH A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY to capture a couple's first moments as husband and wife but painting the moment and having them recreate it in front of their painting is a rare thing in and of itself. This past weekend I was in Woodbridge for a wedding, and then out in the Shenandoah for another to paint the sunset. Unfortunately, I didn't get a final photo of the painting before I left but will definitely post an update shortly. 

Megan and Abraham Live Wedding Painting

MEGAN AND ABRAHAM DID ONE OF those things that are not conventional in a live wedding painting, but that I absolutely LOVE when they do it. They had me paint the background of the greenhouse dining room at Avonlea Farms, and then paint them posing outside of it. Abraham is...dude is cool as fuck...he really is, and Megan has one of the sweetest personalities a person can have. She had a ton of tattoos down her arm (referenced in the last post) which makes painting weddings fun as hell. This was one of the funnest paintings I've had the pleasure of doing. 
 

And A Happy New Year to You!!

 JUST WANTED TO SHARE ONE of my favorite live wedding paintings from last year. One of my favorite venues to paint at is the Virginia Cliffe Inn, in Glen Allen. Gabriella and Nathan had a tattoo bar there, where they tattooed their names on their ring fingers (and couples could get their own tattoo after the couple got theirs). It's rare that I see something at a wedding that I'm surprised by, whether it's paper plates, a drunk uncle or someone saying something outrageously stupid, and the list goes on and on. That was definitely a first. 

Gabriella had amazing tattoos and those are always fun to paint...which I shall show in the next post of Megan and Abraham.

Garret & Elizabeth - Live Wedding Painting

 Elizabeth and Garrett - Live Wedding Painting at the Historic Tuckahoe - the childhood home of Thomas Jefferson.

Derek & Briana - Live Wedding Painting

 

Fall live wedding painting

 I love live wedding/event painting in the fall. It never gets old.

Bride & Groom touches

 Last weekend I was at Veritas Vineyards in Afton, VA (right outside of Charlottesville) and one of my favorite things when doing a live wedding painting is when the bride and groom come up to the painting and they put their little touches on the canvas. At every wedding, whether it's in Richmond, Denver, or wherever else someone wants a live wedding painting, the happiness is unexplainable. I love it!

VCU Family Weekend Paint Party

 This was the first of 3 events for VCU's Family Weekend event. Throughout the Family Day weekend event, families of students are invited to participate in fun activities, whether it's ghost tours, paint parties, pep rallies, white water rafting, city tours, and a whole lot more. I was given the opportunity to put do 3 events - a paint party for 150 people on Friday, and two more on Saturday (both with 150 painters). This is a short video I put together of the event on Friday.