A Live Painting Business with Jennie Tucker (#44)

In 2014 then-promising artist Jennie Tucker received a challenge
out of the blue from a friend: Paint my wedding. At my wedding. In
front of all the guests.

Most of the artists I know and love would have (1) laughed out
loud thinking, Obviously she jests, or (2) run the other way.
Fast.


Not Jennie. She accepted the challenge and rose to the occasion.


More interestingly, she found she really liked it.


Jennie, who was single at the time (read: freer), enjoyed
traveling and painting at weddings. She liked interacting with
guests and painting within the time and location constraints. She
didn't mind people looking over her shoulder to see what was on
the canvas.


She became an artist-performer of sorts, and the word spread.


Jennie found a niche for herself. Before long, she was in demand
for other live events, like corporate parties and conferences.


The opportunities abounded, and every one of them happened by
word of mouth and, eventually, as a result of her social media
sharing.


There was no way she could accept all of the invitations that
came her way. She had to start saying No.


In this latest episode of the Art Biz Podcast, I asked Jennie
Tucker about the business side of live painting. We discuss the
importance of contracts (and what to include in them), dealing
with people and their many personality quirks, income streams,
and her desire to help more artists start doing this work.


Jennie openly shares the challenges and a somewhat embarrassing
story from a most memorable wedding.


See Jennie's art: https://www.jennielouart.com/. 


Follow her on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/jennielouart/. 


See Jennie and her art along with episode 44 on the podcast:
https://artbizsuccess.com/live-painting-podcast/.


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Music for the podcast is by Wildermiss: http://Wildermiss.com.


Read the show notes, see photos, and leave a comment at
https://ArtBizSuccess.com/podcasts (episode 44).


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