Live Event Painting

Weddings & Celebrations

Today’s couples are looking for that breath of luxe fresh air and an opportunity to showcase their love story. Custom live painting of your dream day fulfills that brief. Your love story or celebration milestone is unique, and the painting allows you to weave in many personal details of the day.

Capture your special moment on canvas.

My goal is first to capture the couple while infusing my paintings with a subtle dream-like quality. Together, in our initial meeting, we can figure out how to translate your unique vision for your event into an heirloom-quality piece of art. On the day, I take the emotion of the room and put it into the painting in a manner that photography cannot.

Voted Best Live Painter

Mollie Fox painting an interior scene on a canvas at an art easel, with a picture of a landscape nearby, under a bright lamp in a room with wooden chairs and gold-framed walls.
voted best live painter Hudson valley magazine 2024

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • Prices depend on size of the canvas and number of figures. You can expect to pay minimum of $2500 for a 20 × 24" canvas with just the wedding couple.

    I can accommodate special requests such as larger canvases, pets, and extended in studio edits.

  • If I am not available for the event or if the event has already passed, you can still have a painting. Reflective paintings are event paintings created based on photos. These make amazing anniversary gifts. Paintings from photos are a great alternative! There is a 30% discount for paintings done from photos.

  • I use museum quality acrylic paint for live painting. If you would like the final painting done in oil, there is an additional $500 charge plus additional wait time as oil paints take up to a month to cure.

  • A majority of each painting will be done during the event and will take an additional 4 to 6 hours to finish the final touch at the studio. Additionally, clients have the choice to have a “Polished” painting done. For an additional fee,these are event paintings that I take back to my studio and carefully paint the details of the features to achieve a portrait-like resemblance of the figures. Up to 40 hours might be spent adding these details and or finishing the final paintings in oil.

    You are welcome to pick up the painting at my studio in Woodstock, NY or I can deliver it within a 2 hour radius of either Woodstock or NYC. I can also ship the painting to you at an additional cost of $150. Shipping is professionally handled and fully insured by UPS.

  • After you secure your date with a 50% booking fee, we set a time to meet and have a consultation about 4 weeks prior to the event. As many details as possible should be laid out at this time. On the day of the event, I like to arrive 3-5 hours prior to guests entering the main ballroom or space to paint in the background and decor. I come with my easel, canvas, and paint. I capture the details of the room or if outdoors, the landscape. I can add in your cake and/or flower arrangements, tablescapes, chandeliers, etc.

    I set up my easel and table near a light outlet in the main room of the event. I do not want to be in the way of any wedding activities.

    Once guests arrive, I take my own photographs of the figures you want in the painting. I also try to get photos of the “key moment” you want central to the painting.

    Most receptions are about 4-5 hours long and I stay for the entire party so I can keep painting while the guests watch as I capture the atmosphere. That means I am typically at the venue for 7-10 hours in total including setup and clean up.

    Paintings tend to be about 75% complete at the end of the evening. After the wedding, I take the painting back to my studio for 4-6 hours touch ups as well as adding additional last details.

    I will then deliver the painting within a two hour drive of my location or ship the painting for $150.

  • Yes!

    Travel rates vary. Please get in touch to discuss your event.

  • Yes. I have standard liability insurance.

  • Begin by filling on my contact form. If I am available on your specified date, I will reach out with a quote for booking.

    Once you are confirmed and ready to move forward, you will sign the contract and invoice. I require a 20% non-refundable deposit as a retainer. The balance will be due one month prior to the event.

Happy Clients

Happy Clients ❦

  • “When planning our wedding, we dreamed of creating an experience that would not only celebrate our love but also honor the cherished family and friends who have supported us along the way. Our vision was brought to life thanks to the extraordinary talent of Mollie Fox, painting our guests' portraits live during the celebration!"

    If you're looking for a way to elevate your wedding day from special to extraordinary, look no further than Mollie. Her talent, passion, and commitment to creating moments of pure magic are unmatched, and we feel blessed to have had her as part of our celebration.

    Blaze and Ashley Mullaly

  • This literally brings me joy! I cannot believe you did this at our wedding!

    I can’t believe I now own a painting of our amazing day. This is so special!

    S. Becker

  • What I love most about our painting is that it’s so much more than just a couple’s portrait. It immortalizes and celebrates the most important event of our lives in a way pictures cannot.

    M. Roth

  • "Mollie, people were raving about you all night. Everyone loved your work and weeks later I’m still getting texts about how amazing it is."

    R. Malhotra Phillips