Bold Journey: Meet Shauna Bailey

“My career is one that always takes a little it of explaining *(although recently it’s become quite a popular trend) – I am a live painter for weddings and special events. In simpler terms, I’m a professional artist, however, I specialize in capturing the mood and feel of events as they happen. Typically I’m in front of a live audience, or a couple hundred wedding guests for the first portion of the painting, and then I bring the artwork back to the studio to work on it for another 30-40 hours over the next few months.

My favorite part of the job is being able to connect with my brides and grooms and find out more about their story. I always tell them that my number one goal is to translate their love story into what feels like an epic movie-worthy moment on canvas. A painting is so much more than a photo, it’s more than reality, it’s a carefully curated depiction of what reality feels like to us when we are at our bests. And I love that I get to help people experience and remember a moment for all that it can be.”