Paintings at left:

Jim Johanson’s Fiftieth Birthday

2006
The view from the 76th floor of Seattle’s Columbia Tower Club was, for this client, an important memory of the evening. So I went to the venue a few days early and took pictures, from which I painted the background. When I arrived at the event, this layer of paint was dry, and I was free to paint the party in front of my landscape.

The Harris-Beckett Wedding
2005
The setting for this elegant reception was The Canal, overlooking the locks on the Lake Washington Ship Canal, which appear as but a few brushstrokes against the night sky. The couple stand out in a room full of civic and business leaders. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) makes cameo appearances in both this and the Johanson painting.

The object of this premium service is to complete an alle prima oil painting during your wedding reception or event. The painting is usually finished before the event is over.

In addition to creating an heirloom for the couple or guest of honor, this service provides entertainment for the guests as well. During breaks in festivities they tend to gather around my easel, often taking pictures with their mobile phones. Children watch with more attention than one would expect children to have.

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Live video and time lapse images of paintings in action can be seen on my YouTube channel, or this selection on Vimeo, or this one.

I painted these views from my booth at the Seattle Wedding Show, January 6 & 7, 2007.