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Live painting on Lake Como: private party, wedding, private view, concert
On Lake Como, Giulia Dal Bon paints live at a wedding, at a private party in a lakeside villa, at a gallery private view or at a concert. Born in Segrate and trained at the Brera Academy, she performs live paintings all over Europe, from 400 €. Free quote within 48 hours, and the signed painting is yours that same evening.
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Price of a live painting on Lake Como
| A wedding | |
|---|---|
| The wedding painting, made live in front of your guests | from 950 € |
| Another size, a bespoke day | bespoke quote |
| A private view, a private party, a concert | |
| Live performance, for as long as you like | from 400 € |
| Watercolour portraits of the guests, each one takes theirs home | from 500 € |
| The piano and painting show | on request |
| A brand event, a showroom, a shop | |
| The canvas of the evening, painted live in front of your guests | from 900 € |
| Large format or full day | from 2,400 € |
| Another format, another length | tailored quote |
Free quote within 48 hours
Travel and logistics are agreed together in the quote.
For the formats of a wedding painting, see the page on live wedding painting on Lake Como; for a company evening, the one on corporate live painting on Lake Como.
How it works
When you contact me about a live painting, here is what happens next.
The quote
I send you a free quote within 48 hours.
Before the day
We choose the format and the subject, and I prepare the composition if needed.
On the day
I paint in front of your guests, and the signed painting is yours the same day.
A private party on Lake Como
For a birthday, a dinner or a family celebration, Giulia Dal Bon paints live in the place you have chosen: a villa whose garden runs down to the lake, the terrace of a hotel in Bellagio or Tremezzo, a flat in Como, a boat on the lake. She paints what makes your evening: the lake seen from the terrace, the mountains that frame it, the table laid under the wisteria, or the guests themselves, in watercolour, each one leaving with their portrait. At the end of the party, the painting is finished and signed, and it stays with you. The page on live painting for a private party presents every format.
The lake’s villas: private view, opening, evening
Lake Como is lined with villas that host exhibitions, concerts and evenings: Villa Olmo, in Como, which the City has turned into a venue for exhibitions and cultural events; Villa Erba, in Cernobbio, which opens its park to the public during the Concorso d’Eleganza; Villa Carlotta, in Tremezzina, which programmes concerts, workshops and exhibitions; Villa del Balbianello, in Lenno, a property of the FAI, where dinners are held; Villa Melzi, in Bellagio, whose gardens run along the lake for nearly a kilometre. For a private view, Giulia Dal Bon, trained at Brera, sets her easel in a corner of the room, away from the walls, and paints while guests discover the exhibition. The venue is rented from its owner, and Giulia adapts to its rules. For the opening of a shop, a restaurant or a hotel, the page on live painting for an opening or a private view explains everything.
Lake Como through the year
On Lake Como, the big event of the spring is the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, born in 1929: in May, classic cars parade in Cernobbio, in front of Villa d’Este, and the public sees them again at Villa Erba. Villa Carlotta, in Tremezzina, offers its concerts, workshops and exhibitions throughout the season, and the lake’s villas receive their guests in the evening.
Around these dates, hotels, villas and boats host evenings, and a live painting gives these evenings a moment the guests take the time to watch, then a canvas that stays with the host or the brand. Giulia speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish: guests who come from several countries talk to her in their own language, which matters on a lake where families and teams arrive from all over the world.
A wedding on Lake Como
For a wedding, Giulia Dal Bon sets up her easel at the edge of the party and paints during the cocktail hour or the dinner: guests walk by, look, come back, and the canvas moves forward before their eyes. She paints what the place gives: the lake, the villa, the garden, the mountains. In the evening, you leave with the painting, made and finished on the spot, and Giulia has prepared the drawing of the place before the day. The formats are on the page about live wedding painting on Lake Como.
A brand or company evening on Lake Como
For a collection launch, a partners’ dinner or a trade-fair evening, Giulia paints in front of your guests a canvas that tells the story of the brand or the team: the product, the material, the logo slipped into the composition, the colours of the house. She studied graphic design at the Brera Academy and draws lettering by hand. The canvas then stays with the company, with an invoice in its name. The page on corporate live painting on Lake Como explains the format.
A concert, a stage on Lake Como
Giulia has already painted live in Lombardy: during Piano City Milano, on 24 May 2025, at the Circolo Culturale Romeo Cerizza, with Orlando at the piano, and at the Teatro Mediglia, in the autumn of 2025. During a concert, the painting follows the music, piece after piece, and the canvas is revealed on the last note. For an evening that wants a high point, there is the piano and painting show: Orlando & Giulia, Orlando at the piano in a neoclassical repertoire, in the line of Ludovico Einaudi or Hania Rani, and Giulia painting to the rhythm of the music. For a concert or a festival, the dedicated page presents the programme.
Around the lake
Giulia travels all around the lake, from Cernobbio to Gravedona, through Moltrasio, Laglio, Tremezzo, Lenno, Menaggio, Bellagio, Varenna and Lecco. She also paints the walls of the lake: the mural on Lake Como. For the region, there is the page on Lombardy, and for the city, the one on Milan.
In practice, on Lake Como
The length is decided with you, from about twenty minutes to a whole evening. Giulia paints in odourless acrylic, on an easel that finds its place on a terrace, in a garden or in a salon, with a little light if the evening is at night. On the shore, the wind can rise: she chooses a sheltered spot with you. She brings the canvas, the colours and the easel. For a villa, a hotel or a boat, travel and logistics are agreed together in the quote.
Over several dates. If the format suits you, Giulia comes back: a series of evenings, a whole season or a residency of a few days. The quote is then made for the whole, and you set the dates together.
Your questions, before booking
How much does a live painting on Lake Como cost?
On Lake Como, a live painting starts at 400 €: it is the live performance, at a private party, a private view or a concert, for as long as you like. A wedding painting starts at 950 €, watercolour portraits of the guests at 500 €, and the canvas of a brand or company evening at 900 €. Giulia Dal Bon sends a free quote within 48 hours, and travel is agreed together.
Can Giulia come to a private party in a villa on Lake Como?
Yes. In a villa, on a terrace, in a garden or aboard a boat, Giulia Dal Bon needs a corner of about two metres square for her easel, a spot sheltered from the wind and a little light if the party is in the evening. She paints in odourless acrylic, and paints the lake, the table or the guests. The performance starts at 400 €, free quote within 48 hours.
Can Giulia paint during a wedding on Lake Como?
Yes. In a villa, a hotel or a garden on the lake, Giulia Dal Bon paints during the cocktail hour or the dinner, and in the evening you leave with the painting, made and finished on the spot. She prepares the drawing of the place before the day. The wedding painting starts at 950 €, free quote within 48 hours.
Can Giulia paint for a private view in a villa on Lake Como?
Yes. In a villa, a gallery or an exhibition centre, Giulia Dal Bon paints in the room or in the garden, away from the walls, while guests discover the exhibition. The venue is rented from its owner, and Giulia adapts to its rules. The performance starts at 400 €, free quote within 48 hours.
Can an evening around the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este include a live painting?
Yes. In May, when classic cars parade in Cernobbio, hotels, villas and estates receive their guests in the evening. Giulia Dal Bon paints during the evening you organise: the lake, the car or the logo of the house, on a canvas that stays with the host or the brand. The performance starts at 400 €, the canvas of a brand evening at 900 €, free quote within 48 hours.
Has Giulia already painted live in Lombardy?
Yes: during Piano City Milano, on 24 May 2025, at the Circolo Culturale Romeo Cerizza, with Orlando at the piano; at the Teatro Mediglia, in the autumn of 2025; at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, for Play Green, alongside the illustrator Francesco Barcella. Her mural of more than twenty metres dedicated to Gaber and Jannacci can be seen in Milan.
Can the piano and painting show be given on the shores of Lake Como?
Yes. Orlando & Giulia present the piano and painting show: Orlando plays a neoclassical repertoire, in the line of Ludovico Einaudi or Hania Rani, and Giulia paints while he plays. It can be given in a villa salon, on a terrace, in a garden or in a theatre. It is prepared with the venue and priced on request.
What happens to the canvas after the evening?
It is finished and signed at the end of the evening, and it is yours that same evening. For a couple, it is the wedding painting; for a host, a dated memory of the party; for a brand or a hotel, a canvas that stays in the place it portrays. For a very large format, Giulia Dal Bon finishes the details in her studio, and the delivery date is written in the quote.
How do I book Giulia for an event on Lake Como?
Send Giulia Dal Bon the date, the venue and the occasion, on WhatsApp or by email: she replies with a free quote within 48 hours, in Italian, French, English or Spanish. Before the day, you choose the format and the subject together, and she prepares the composition if needed. On the day, she paints in front of your guests, and the signed painting is yours the same day. The deposit is paid on confirmation.
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