Red by Taylor Swift, the tribute painting by Heidi Schwartz syn·es·the·sia also syn·aes·the·sia (\si-nəs-ˈthē-zh(ē-)ə\) n. 1. A condition in which one type of stimulation evokes the sensation of another, as when the hearing of a sound produces the visualization of a color. There’s painting to music and then there’s painting music. I do both. Actually,…
Painting Marriott’s International Corporate Meeting Event “Le Diner en Blanc” “Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise.” Julia Cameron As a live event painter I get to explore and create live art in unexpected places. Recently, I’ve really enjoyed being able to add artistic entertainment to different corporate events! Surprising sentence coming…
The Pacific Northwest Stimulation “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” – Pablo Picasso As an artist and live event painter, when I think of Seattle I instantly think grunge rock, and visions of the 90’s movie “Singles” with maybe a Starbucks label plastered on top.…
10 Tips on Hiring a Live Event Painter “You and I and everybody in show business and the entertainment industry fly by the seat of our pants. We don’t know quite what is going to happen.” – William Shatner I agree with Mister Shatner, and I especially agree with this statement because I’m a LIVE…
28 Powerful Women in Nashville To Follow “Never underestimate the power of a woman.” – Nellie McClung Fun News… I received an email yesterday that had this cool little list: 28 Powerful Women in Nashville To Follow: Your Nominations http://southernalpha.com/womeninnashville/ I’m not gonna lie, I did a little happy dance when I saw this. This isn’t…
White Door Wedding. “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” – When Harry Met Sally The big day. Little details. An ending. A beginning. Creating a day of beauty marking these approximations. Brides spend months…
Fight Night is an amateur boxing exhibition. It’s all heart and fist! “A lover and a fighter and he’ll knock another out” – Salt & Pepa ALSO, it’s a fundraiser for Not Alone, a non-for-profit organization dedicated to creating a community in which veterans, active duty military personal and their families can learn to…
Austin Hatcher Foundation Fundraiser *Celebration of Life and Hope* “Beginnings are usually scary, endings are usually sad, but it’s what’s in the middle that counts. So when you find yourself at the beginning, just give hope a chance to float up. And it will.” ― Steven Rogers, Hope Floats As a live event painter…
Budweiser Made In America Nashville Party I was the local artist of Nashville chosen to do the live painting on a guitar for the Budweiser Made in America Tour. The 31-city circuit gathered local artistic talent to collect regionally inspired guitars from each show. Nashville’s event was held at Music Marathon Works. The room was…
Painting the Grand Opening of the Music City Center! “If a city doesn’t grow, if new people aren’t moving in, if jobs aren’t being created, if neighborhoods become stagnant, your quality of life is at an even greater risk. It’s like Bob Dylan said: If you’re not busy being born, you’re busy dying.” – Karl Dean,…