Grand Hyatt Denver Wedding and Reception

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom!

Grand Hyatt Denver Wedding and Reception, November 14, 2015, painted by Patricia Bennett

George Peabody Library Wedding Reception

Congratulations to the bride and groom and to their families!

George Peabody Library Wedding Reception, painted by Patricia Bennett

A big thank you to Paul Espinosa, librarian at the George Peabody Library, for letting me set up at noon.  

Vendors:
Wicked Willow created gorgeous flowers, and somehow managed to get pink peonies out of season.
Chef's Expressions prepared all of the food in the librarian's office in the back.  Very impressive.
Bachelor Boys did a great job making music.
Lemon and Lime were the event coordinators, and were very organized.

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Hotel Wedding and Reception November 6, 2015

Congratulations to the beautiful bride and groom!
I just delivered their painting to them, this is the final painting:

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Wedding and Reception, November 6, 2015, painted by Patricia Bennett

Below is the painting at the end of the night:

Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Wedding and Reception, November 6, 2015, painted by Patricia Bennett

About the painting process: the wedding couple were married in one room, and then their reception was in the Whitehall Ballroom.  The Whitehall Ballroom was occupied with a conference when I arrived at noon, so I set up in the other room (which is structurally identical), and began to paint the background.  During the couple's ceremony, I painted their ceremony live.  After the lovely ceremony I moved into the Whitehall Ballroom and set up to the right of the entrance.  I painted through the evening.  The night scene was chosen by the bride.

Thank you to Jay, event coordinator of the space for all of his help and support.  And all the staff, who were wonderful.

The Bachelor Boys were the band and Flowers and Fancies did the flowers and ceremony space, very nice!

Address of the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore Hotel:

550 Light St, Baltimore, MD 21202
(410) 234-0550

Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Garden Wedding Reception Painting

Baltimore Museum of Art Sculpture Garden Wedding Reception Painting, painted by Patricia Bennett

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom!

Wythe Hotel Wedding and Reception Painting

Wythe Hotel Wedding and Reception, painted by Patricia Bennett

Congratulations to the Bride and Groom!

First Dance Painting

First Dance in New Jersey, 24x24", painted by Patricia Bennett

A romantic first dance.  Congratulations to the lovely couple.

I was hired by a good friend of the Groom's father to paint this as a present to the couple.

Me and my client met at Starbucks and perused the thousand photos on the photographer's website.  We decided to use a design based on Live Artist Katherine Gressel's Paintings: the first dance centered, their cake on the left, and family members depicted behind them.

Using the thousand photos as reference and with the client's guidance, I painted in the parents of the bride and groom, their respective siblings, and a few bridesmaids and groomsmen.  The florals on the right are from the Chuppah, I thought that was a nice touch.  And the Groom had to have checkered socks.

This took a few weeks to complete.  The couple can use the image for cards if they wish, or even a coffee mug.

Portrait of Two Boys

Portrait of Two Boys, 11x14", painted by Patricia Bennett, 2015

I was hired by the boys' mother to make this very sweet painting based on her photograph.  The scene is in Massachusetts.

The painting is 11x14", on paper, and will be 16x20" once it is framed.

Sketch of Two Boys, by Patricia Bennett

It is painted in an impressionistic style, with most of the brushwork focused on the center of interest, the two boys holding hands.

The finished painting was mailed last week, flat, with a cardboard backing enclosed in a lucite sleeve.  Enclosed were also a couple of handmade greeting cards with the image attached to them.