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So you want my arts job: Live Wedding Painter

Do you have the skills to spend five to seven hours painting at a wedding? Live wedding painter Rebekka Lord-Johnson does, and it pays off.

22 Jul 2024 9:00

Celina Lei

Live wedding painter Rebekka Lord-John. Black and white photo of a woman with long straight hair, looking down at the canvas she is painting on. The photo is digitally manipulated to be on top of a purple background, with the words 'so you want my arts job?'

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Rebekka Lord-Johnson. Photo: Supplied.

Melbourne-based artist Rebekka Lord-Johnson is a live wedding painter who has garnered popularity and praise through social media. Using acrylic and oil paint, Lord-Johnson captures a special moment of the newlyweds on their wedding day and helps them create a lasting moment to cherish.

Read on to find out more about the life of a live wedding painter.

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Celina Lei

Celina Lei is ArtsHub's former Content Manager. She has previously worked across global art hubs in Beijing, Hong Kong and New York in both the commercial art sector and art criticism. She took part in drafting NAVA’s revised Code of Practice - Art Fairs, and was the project manager of ArtsHub’s diverse writers initiative, Amplify Collective. Celina is based in Naarm/Melbourne. Instagram: @lleizy_