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Sheila Foley, is an experienced artist based just north of Boston, MA. A live event painter since 2010, Sheila offers two separate services.
1). A fine art acrylic painting on canvas, focused on the couple within their background setting. Sheila creates the work of art totally on site and in real time. The painting goes home with the client that night. Her style is Impressionistic, not photographic. The people on Sheila's canvases have personality and inhabit their space.
2) GUEST PORTRAITS. Quick sketches of individual guests or pairs done in pen, with watercolor touches. These are done face-to-face from life, not from photos. Sheila captures their essence, body language, expressions. Each painting should take about ten minutes.
This is a separate service, not an add on. Either a wedding painting OR guest portraits.
Commissions are also welcome.
Services Offered
While Sheila Foley mainly paints live at weddings, she can also do individual portraits or paintings after your wedding is over. Provided with reference photos, with permission of the copyright holder (professional photographer), Sheila can recreate the joy of your special day. Her custom and personalised works of art reflect the spontaneity of a couple’s wedding. Her standard size of 12x16 inches can be painted totally onsite and presented to the couple before the close of the event. Paintings based on photos, provided after the wedding, can be done in a variety of sizes or art media.
- Woman-owned
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Review summary
Sheila is an exceptionally talented, professional, and kind live wedding painter who brings couples' visions to life. Guests rave about watching her paint at receptions and couples treasure the resulting keepsakes daily. She also creates guest portraits, includes special details like pets, and is highly recommended.
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Best Wedding Painter!! 100000000/10!!
We look at our painting EVERY day!
Best guest portraits ever!
Beautiful Painting of a Beautiful day
Perfect fit
Sheila nailed it.
My guests loved her.
I did not have a planner just an event coordinator and Sheila was able to arrive ,get set up, find the things she needed and handle all the day of details herself. She received very little direction from me and organized herself very well.
She took my request and gave me the most beautiful gift for my fiance.
Sheila produced some of the most memorable moments from my wedding and was very kind and professional to work with.
My family, guests, and friends on Facebook are still raving about the photo.
If you're considering a live painter, I'd pick Sheila again in a heartbeat.
True talent and so much fun!
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We worked with Sheila for our 10 Year Anniversary party. She was able to accommodate us last minute, and was always to quick to respond to our questions! The final product was a gift for our owner and it was incredible. Sheila truly captured the essence of our property and ambiance of the evening. We would certainly recommend her to any of our clients.
When Sheila Foley arrived under the wedding tent, her eye immediately found "the spot", setting up easel and paints, to capture the occasion. She added a magical presence, a unique "real time" artistry, enjoyed by everyone that evening....and forever on canvas, by the Bride & Groom! We hope to see her at all of our weddings and settings!