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**A fresco-inspired Live Wedding Painter in Italy**

I’m Sheean, a Vogue-featured live illustrator based in Florence, Italy. Born and raised in The Bahamas, I paint watercolor portraits at weddings and private celebrations throughout Italy and Europe.

My work brings together the loose, colorful brushwork and gestural expression of fashion illustration with the romance of old-world watercolor, creating portraits that feel painterly, expressive and distinctly their own.

My journey began at a wedding in Tuscany, where a guest told me, “I’m going to frame this as soon as I get home.” Since then, I’ve brought live portraiture to celebrations at some of Italy’s most storied settings, from Belmond Hotel Cipriani to Villa Cipressi, creating original works of art that become part of the experience itself.

Watercolor paintings and art supplies on a wooden park bench outside surrounded by trees.

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A woman with curly hair, wearing a headscarf and a blue and black jacket, sitting by a window with a view of Florence Cathedral's dome, holding a cup. There is a portrait of a woman with a lamp, and a potted plant on the right.

Whether they’re celebrating in an intimate villa on Lake Como or hosting a grand reception in a historic Italian estate, my couples want their wedding to feel deeply personal, artistic, and one-of-a-kind. Painting at weddings throughout Italy has taught me to work seamlessly within a celebration, always attuned to atmosphere and guest experience.

After graduating from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, I moved to Florence to immerse myself in Renaissance painting techniques at Chiaroscuro Atelier. In 2022, I continued my old master training through a summer residency at Accademia Vivarium Novum in Rome, deepening my connection between art, storytelling, and cultural heritage.

My work has been featured in British Vogue, The Los Angeles Times,The Lane, The Florentine, Travel Noire, and on the national Italian TV show Slow Tour Padano through a partnership with UNESCO and the Italian Ministry of Tourism.

I have created work for cultural institutions, global brands, luxury hospitality groups, and private clients, including the National Gallery of London, Google, Amazon, The Hoxton Rome, La Ménagère, and The History Channel.

In Florence, I was selected for the Blogs & Crafts competition at Artigianato e Palazzo, a celebration of heritage artisanship supported by Ferragamo and LVMH.

If you feel drawn to this kind of storytelling, I’d love to hear about your celebration.

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