This web site features the art of Live Event Painter Jeremy Sutton.
This painting was painted live at a wedding in the beautiful Sonoma Wine Country.
The scene I painted from direct observation was the wedding dinner and dancing surrounded by vineyards. The painting was created live over about four hours using an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and the Procreate app. The iPad screen was projected on a large flat panel display so the wedding party and their guests could enjoy watching the painting evolve over time.
This digital painting was painted live at CREATE!, free public event in Downtown San Francisco https://downtownsf.org/things-to-do/create CREATE! was a wonderful “only in San Francisco” celebration of creativity and the performing, literary and visual arts that took place at the historic Landing at Leidesdorff, next to the Transamerica Pyramid, where the financial district of downtown San Francisco intersects with the North Beach, Chinatown and the old Barbary Coast neighborhoods. The celebration was produced by The Downtown SF Partnership, a nonprofit funded by property and business owners in the downtown district which covers the Financial District and Jackson Square.
I was located at the intersection of Leidesdorff and Commercial Streets, a picturesque pedestrian area free of cars, and created the colorful digital painting of the vibrant scene that you see featured here on this page. My view included a wonderful mural, titled “Beyond the Sea – the life and legacy of Captain Leidesdorff,” created by the Twin Walls Mural Company. https://www.sf.gov/news/mayor-breed-celebrates-launch-new-landing-leidesdorff-downtown-destination Visitors were able to watch my brush strokes unfold in real time on a large display and see my creative process as I painted what I saw (using an iPad Pro, Apple Pencil and the Procreate app).
CREATE! honored the historical artistic significance of the Montgomery Block, affectionately known as ‘Monkey Block,’ an artist enclave that once flourished on the site now occupied by the Transamerica Pyramid. Over its nearly century-long existence, this building was a hub for housing and hosting notable artists, both literary and visual, including Frida Kahlo, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Dorothea Lange, Diego Rivera, Ambrose Bierce, Bret Harte, and Mark Twain. https://www.sfchronicle.com/chronicle_vault/article/Iconic-SF-building-was-home-to-Bohemians-for-13340080.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Block
The Landing at Leidesdorff, where I was located, is named after Captain William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr., the country’s first African-American diplomat amongst many firsts, and one San Francisco’s most notable founders.
William Alexander Leidesdorff (1810-1848)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leidesdorff It is called “Landing” since in the 19th century it was where ships landed and was the original coastline walked by SF’s earliest inhabitants. https://downtownsf.org/things-to-do/landing-at-leidesdorff/history
Thank you to The Downtown SF Partnership team!
Here are photos from the event:
Photo: Kevin Adams for The Downtown SF Partnership
Photo: Kevin Adams for The Downtown SF Partnership
Photo: Kevin Adams for The Downtown SF Partnership
This digital painting was painted live at a company HQ Soirée gathering at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA. The artwork depicts the scene both outside in the courtyard where I was located, and inside in the magnificent atrium where the band played. I started with a custom background that I created using textures from the floors, doors, walls and paintings in the museum. The artwork was displayed in real time as it was created on a large 82″ flat panel LED display positioned behind me as I painted.
I painted portraits of visitors to a client booth throughout a trade show in Dallas. Each portrait subject received digital files of their portrait and the time lapse replay video plus a small framed print which was produced immediately at the completion of the portrait.
This digital painting was painted live at an annual fundraiser, the Gingham Gala, that supports the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, Lancaster, PA. It depicts the scene and captures the atmosphere. The artwork was displayed in real time as it was created on a large screen visible throughout the event space.
Here are some photos from the event:
This digital painting was painted live at a corporate event in the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.. It depicts the scene and captures the atmosphere. The artwork was displayed in real time as it was created on a large screen visible throughout the magnificent event space. The room had dramatic floor-to-ceiling glass windows on two sides through which we were all treated to an amazing colorful sunset view looking out over the beautiful Boston Seaport.
Here are some photos from the event:
Big thank you to Kate, Tabitha and the staff of the museum.
This painting was created live at the S.O.M.E. Annual Gala in Washington D.C.. As you can see I captured the scene from the side of the stage, including the live band and all the awardees honored during and after the Gala dinner.
My digital painting, created live on an iPad Pro using the Procreate app and an Apple Pencil, was projected on multiple large screens in the main ballroom as well as outside the ballroom in the vestibule where the pre-dinner reception took place. Here are some photos from the event:
Congratulations to S.O.M.E. on the great work they do in providing food and services to those in need.
The portrait above and those below were created during a real estate company’s annual Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas. I painted these portraits of guests throughout the summit, including at their Halloween party on the famous Riverwalk (you can tell by the wonderful costumes!), as well as during conference breaks and reception times.
This painting was created live at the VISA Infinite Experience at Shack 15 in San Francisco. The brief was to evoke the feel of San Francisco and I chose to depict scenes from the Golden Gate Park, Victorian houses, North Beach and a bridge that mixed elements of the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges.
The client also asked me to create a different custom artwork (below), also evoking San Francisco, that I printed out and framed and was placed in all the guest gift bags to take home with them.
Here are some photos from the event:
This portrait was created as part of a Portrait Conversation keynote for a fundraiser for the Simpson Foundation that took place in the Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In the keynote myself and David, one of the residents of Simpson House, sat on stage and discussed his life and some of his inspiring stories. As I drew out the stories in our conversation I also drew his portrait on the iPad, projected in real time on a large screen above the stage. The audience enjoyed experiencing a portrait of David emerge in both words and paint at the same time!