LIVE WEDDING PAINTING IN HAWAIʻI & SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Live Wedding Painter in Hawai’i And Southern California
AS IT FELT.
Fleeting moments, captured in oil.
Based on the Big Island of Hawai’i
I create expressive oil paintings live at weddings throughout the Hawaiian Islands, with select Southern California dates available each year.
Big Island and Southern California experiences begin at $1,800. Oʻahu, Maui, and Kauaʻi experiences begin at $2,500.
Now reserving 2027–2028 Hawaiʻi weddings
Select 2027 Southern California dates now open
Limited Late 2026 Dates Still Available
AS SEEN IN
Painted live as your celebration unfolds
An experience your guests can enjoy throughout the evening
An original oil painting made for your home
Choose Your Live Painting Experience
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16 × 20 inches
An expressive original oil painting completed entirely at your wedding—and ready to take home that night.
From $1,800
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24 × 30 inches
A live wedding painting centered on the two of you, with additional portraiture and studio refinement after the celebration.
From $3,200
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24 × 36 inches
A more expansive, studio-refined painting that captures the two of you, the character of your setting, and the people who made the day meaningful.
From $4,800
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36 × 48 inches
A large-scale original with the greatest creative freedom, portrait development, and studio refinement.
From $5,200
Meet the Artist
Aloha. I'm Laura, a live wedding painter based in South Kona on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi.
I've been painting live at weddings for twenty years and was one of the first artists in the country to do so.
I paint in oil, translating light, color, and emotion into something couples keep for the rest of their lives.
When your guests walk up to the easel, they're meeting a real artist who loves sharing the joy of painting your people.
What Happens at your Wedding?
Your painting starts a few hours before guests arrive, setting the scene for your moment. The easel is set up to be part of the evening without distracting from it.
Guests love to watch the piece evolve from start to finish throughout the evening.
The style is impressionistic, focused on light, color, and what the moment feels like.
No two paintings look alike. Everything is completely unique to you: the aesthetics of your wedding, your personal preferences, and whatever feels particularly magical about the day.
Depending on your package, the painting either goes home that night or heads back to the studio where the colors are enhanced, the portraiture developed, and the composition perfected.
A photo documents. But a painting transports.
This is the kind of piece you’ll return to for decades—not just look at, but feel again.
What the camera misses, I obsess over
Capturing the light, color, movement and feeling of your wedding day.
Evan & Nicole
“I can't explain this piece from our wedding with any other explanation other than it just brings us so much happiness and is absolutely priceless to us!
My wife and I have our portrait hung in our living room and it reminds us of our very best day anytime we sit down together."
Erin & Jimmy
“A work of heart! Laura captured our wedding in a way which no photo, album, nor video ever could”
Marisa & Michael
“Laura is a true artist in every sense of the word. Our painting turned out so much better than we could have imagined.
The lighting in the brush strokes is beyond beautiful, and it has definitely become the centerpiece of the living room in our home.”
Professional credentials
BFA MICA 2003
MFA University of Washington 2010
Fulbright Scholar in Painting, Spain · 2011–2012
College Drawing Professor · 5+ years
Copyist at the Museo del Prado · 2005, 2008, 2012
Painting weddings live since 2006
Southern California · 2027
Getting married in Southern California?
Before making Hawaiʻi home, I spent years painting weddings throughout Southern California. I’m returning for a limited number of celebrations in 2027.
Booking windows are available around Memorial Day and early June, Labor Day weekend, and October. During these dates, travel is included and my standard Big Island pricing applies.
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Custom Beach Portraits
In addition to weddings, I paint impressionist beach portraits of families and children enjoying the beauty of Hawai'i's coast.
My style is inspired by Sorolla, the Spanish master who captured people at the ocean in a candid and natural way. Following in his footsteps, I try to capture the sunlight, the warmth, and the feeling of you being there.
A day at the beach with your family becomes a painting you'll keep forever.
Thinking about a painting?
I paint a limited number of weddings each year so every couple receives my best creative energy. I serve all the Hawaiian Islands year-round and return to Southern California for select booking windows.
Hawaiʻi weddings are now reserving for 2027–2028. Southern California availability includes Memorial Day and early June, Labor Day weekend, and October 2027.
If you’re drawn to my work, I’d love to hear about your celebration. I personally respond to inquiries within one business day.