Portraits At a Glance
Including a custom portrait artist at your Colorado event is an unexpected way to surprise your guests. Your most beloved friends and family are beyond delighted when they realize they, too, get a custom painting.
My guest portrait style is a reflection of many years of art practice. Graduating with an art degree, followed by teaching for five years in the art classroom, to eventually claiming the title of "full time artist", I have been working hard to create a graphic, fine art look.
Quick and playful, yet realistic and elevated, each portrait truly does capture the essence of your guests.
Guest Illustrations are available as an add on as well as a stand alone service. Adding on an hour or two to your live canvas painting is common for more intimate events. Booking throughout cocktail hour and the reception is popular for larger parties.
By the end of the night, a portrait of each guest as well as the party hosts, will be displayed neatly for guests to pick up on their way out.
A party favor that is always cherished, never forgotten.
Devil's Thumb Ranch Wedding
Tabernash, CO
Day of Process
01. I arrives early to set up in the designated space before
guests enter.
02. Each event is unique, but most often, guests have the option to
get their photo taken or send their own image from the party.
03. As the event unfolds, reference images are turned into
custom watercolor portraits at a rate of 6 to 10 minutes each
depending on the size. Portraits are available in 5"x7" and
8"x10".
04. A quick gestural sketch is made using black pen (no time for
pencil!) followed by pops of watercolor. OR choose the
minimalist style and your portraits will be created with
charcoal and oil pastels followed by a neutral color wash.
05. As portraits are completed, they are placed in
eco-friendly protective sleeves to ensure they arrive home safely.
Guest Portraits hit the event scene full force and with little warning. The process of creating them is similar; spurts of intensity followed by something beautiful.
Pricing: starting at $2700
Guest portraits are available by selecting the quantity you would like. The quantity you select is also a guarantee of a certain amount of hours live painting. Couples typically book beginning at cocktail hour and finish at the reception.
Portraits
Each finished piece of paper a "portrait". The number of people (1-6) captured on the paper is not necessarily important. Each 5"x7" portrait - 1 paper - is completed in 6 minutes.
Quantity
When deciding on the number of portraits, taking the guest count and cutting it in half is a great way to figure out how many portraits to account for. Most portraits contain 2 guests, though they can range from 1-6.
For large events, we can add another artist (or two!) to the team.
Next Steps
Fill out a live event inquiry to see if your date is available. Let's wow your guests together!
Guest Portraits for The Knot
in Aspen, Colorado.
"You exceeded every expectation!"
Your Story, Captured.
"Having Kelsey at our wedding to do guest portraits throughout the evening was such an incredible honor!!
Our guests are STILL talking about their illustrations (that many of them have framed since) and it was easily the best detail/ guest favor ever!
I did a LOT of research into numerous artists before hiring Kelsey and I quickly fell in love with her style as I browsed her website/socials. From the beginning Kelsey was professional, kind, responsive and just downright awesome. The best thing is that we had ~150 guests, so through Kelsey we were able to coordinate having a second artist come with her to complete the task so that all of our guests had a chance to take home a painting if they wanted one. They had the cutest set up and dressed beautifully, too! It was so fun watching them paint throughout the night and it was even more fun being able to recognize our guests as they were being drawn!!
1000000/10 would recommend hiring Kelsey to paint at your wedding! Thank you for everything!" - Casey
Donovan Pavilion | Vail, CO
"Thank you times a million for this amazing gift!!! We love it."
-Leah
