Wedding Painters & Guest Portrait Artists
on the Gold Coast
Discover live wedding painters and guest portrait artists on the Gold Coast. Find the perfect artist to paint your day as it unfolds or sketch portraits for your guests to take home.
Featured Artist
Gold Coast's Premier Wedding Artist
Ashley Bunting Studio
📍 Gold Coast
Gold Coast artist Ashley Bunting creates live wedding paintings in oils on linen canvas and watercolour guest portraits in a fashion illustration style. Available in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, northern NSW and across Australia, with wedding paintings completed in her studio.
Wedding Artists Based on the Gold Coast
Professional live wedding artists based on the Gold Coast
Poppy - I Am Poppy
📍 Gold Coast
- Live wedding painting
- Guest portraits
- Acrylic
- Watercolour
- Impressionist style
- Studio-finished
Gold Coast artist Poppy Ridsdill creates live wedding paintings in acrylic and watercolour, plus watercolour guest portraits. Available for weddings in Brisbane and other destinations, with wedding paintings refined in her studio after the event.
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Ashley Bunting Studio
📍 Gold Coast
- Live wedding painting
- Guest portraits
- Oil
- Watercolour
- Romantic style
- Studio-finished
Gold Coast artist Ashley Bunting creates live wedding paintings in oils on linen canvas and watercolour guest portraits in a fashion illustration style. Available in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, northern NSW and across Australia, with wedding paintings completed in her studio.
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Also available on the Gold Coast
These artists are based elsewhere and travel to the Gold Coast for weddings. Each card shows where they're based.
Wedding Day Painter | Olga
📍 Melbourne
- Live wedding painting
- Acrylic
- Impressionist style
- Studio-finished
My style can be described as Contemporary Impressionism. The paintings feel dynamic, vibrant and alive. The detail is balanced so that you can recognise your face and still have the painting feel loose & fresh, and more than a photo.
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KT Live Wedding Painter | Kat Tris
📍 Brisbane
- Live wedding painting
- Oil
- Realistic style
- Studio-finished
Brisbane artist Kat Tris creates photorealistic oil portraits of couples live during their wedding, with final details completed in her studio. Available for weddings in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Sunshine Coast.
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Darcy Hart
📍 Brisbane
- Live wedding painting
- Guest portraits
- Oil
- Watercolour
- Romantic style
- Studio-finished
Brisbane artist Darcy Hart offers live oil paintings of couples and watercolour guest portraits. Her couple paintings blend realism with romantic impressionism, while guest portraits provide personalised wedding keepsakes. Available across South East Queensland, with travel further afield.
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Golden Rose Creative
📍 Byron Bay
- Guest portraits
- Watercolour
- Fashion style
Byron Bay watercolour artist Rebecca Olson creates hand-painted watercolour guest portraits and couple illustrations live at weddings, given to guests as keepsakes. Any remaining illustrations are completed in her studio and posted to the newlyweds.
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Anne Smerdon
📍 Northern Rivers
- Live wedding painting
- Oil
- Watercolour
- Realistic style
- Finished on the day
Anne Smerdon paints live at weddings in Byron Bay, the Northern Rivers, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, creating a bride and groom portrait or a painting of the bridal bouquet in oil, or in watercolour and oil. The painting is completed on site and may be refined in her studio afterwards.
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Compare Gold Coast wedding artists
Services, mediums and travel at a glance. Select a name to jump to the artist's card.
| Artist | Services | Mediums | Style | Finish | Travels to | Verified |
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| Poppy - I Am Poppy | Live wedding painting, Guest portraits | Acrylic, Watercolour | Impressionist | In the studio | Brisbane, Melbourne | |
| Ashley Bunting Studio | Live wedding painting, Guest portraits | Oil, Watercolour | Romantic | In the studio | Brisbane, Byron Bay & Northern Rivers |
Why Choose a Live Wedding Painter on the Gold Coast?
Beaches and Hinterland
Choose beachfront and headland ceremonies, high-rise venues with ocean views, or rainforest and hinterland settings at Tamborine Mountain, Springbrook and the Currumbin Valley.
Warm Weather Year-Round
Winter and spring bring dry, sunny days that suit outdoor ceremonies. Summer is hot and humid, with afternoon storms, so keep an undercover option ready for your painter.
Sea Breezes and Sand
Coastal breezes can catch a canvas, so beach ceremonies often work best with the painter on a nearby terrace or lawn. Ask your venue about shade, flat ground and evening lighting.
Made for Celebrations
For couples bringing guests from interstate or overseas, a live painting is a lasting record of the trip, and guest portraits give everyone a souvenir to take home.