Live wedding painting in Cannes

On your wedding day in Cannes, Giulia Dal Bon sets her easel at the edge of the celebration and paints. During the cocktail hour, guests pass by, watch, come back: the canvas advances in front of them, and the moment you have chosen takes shape as the hours go. By evening, the painting is yours. Giulia is a painter, trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. From 950 €, free quote within 48 hours.

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Giulia Dal Bon painting live during an event

Live wedding painting prices in Cannes

The wedding painting, made live
40 × 60 cm950 €
60 × 80 cm1,200 €
70 × 100 cm1,500 €
80 × 120 cm, full day1,800 €
Another size, a bespoke daybespoke quote

Giulia also paints live at concerts, festivals and company evenings.

Free quote within 48 hours

Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote.

Getting married in Cannes

Live painting by the sea: at dusk, beneath a crescent moon, Giulia Dal Bon paints at her easel facing the waves.
Facing the waves, Giulia paints in the last evening light.

Why do so many couples marry in Cannes?

A few kilometres away, at Vallauris, Picasso painted War and Peace in 1952, more than a hundred square metres over eighteen panels, installed in the castle chapel in 1959. The bay of Cannes lives on painting as much as on cinema. Giulia Dal Bon paints live wedding paintings there, from 950 € for the painting made on site, work handed over. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish, which matters when guests come from several countries. Free quote within 48 hours.

What does the painting show?

The moment you choose: the ceremony, the exit, the first dance, the cocktail hour with the guests, or the venue itself with the couple in the foreground. Giulia prepares the composition beforehand from your photographs and images of the venue, then paints on site in Cannes. You know what you will get before the day itself.

Does Giulia know the area?

She comes to Cannes and travels across seventeen European countries. She looks at the venue before painting: the light, the colours, the architecture, and what the view gives at cocktail hour. Send her the name of your venue and she will tell you what she would make of it.

The wedding venues in Cannes

Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: Villa Domergue, Château de Garibondy, Château de la Croix des Gardes, le Palm Beach, Château Saint-Georges, La Bastide du Roy, Château Saint-Martin & Spa.

From the terraced gardens of Villa Domergue, on the canvas you can see the bay of Cannes behind the couple, the pool below and the cypresses framing it. At Château de la Croix des Gardes, the park and the sea beyond give the painting its depth. At the Palm Beach, the tip of the Croisette with water on every side.

She also works in Cannes, the Lérins islands, Sainte-Marguerite, Mougins, Mandelieu, Théoule-sur-Mer, Vallauris, Golfe-Juan, Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, Grasse, Valbonne.

Does Giulia work in the great villas and estates?

Yes, and she adapts to the house rules of each venue: she stands where she is least in the way, protects the floor around her and leaves with her equipment the same evening. Simply let your venue and your wedding planner know. She also works with agencies and provides a detailed quote that drops straight into a budget.

What is the best season in Cannes?

The season runs from April to October, and the islands are fifteen minutes away by boat. Giulia is available all year round, winter dates included. Giulia paints in acrylic, which dries fast and handles open air, so an outdoor wedding paints as well as one indoors. Allow for light if she paints in the evening and shelter in case of rain. The dates still open are in the quote, sent within 48 hours.

What do we need to arrange on site?

A space of roughly two by two metres, away from the flow but visible to the guests, a power socket and light if she paints in the evening. Giulia brings her easel, canvases, acrylics and brushes. That is all the venue needs to know.

In Cannes, the piano and painting show at your wedding

In Cannes, live wedding painting can become a show: Orlando at the piano, Giulia with her brush, and a canvas that takes shape with the music, right up to the last note. The repertoire is neoclassical, in the line of Ludovico Einaudi or Hania Rani, and your guests take the time to watch, admire and photograph the canvas as it grows. The signed painting is yours that same night. The piano and painting show is prepared with you and your wedding venue, on request.

Live painting in Cannes, for another occasion

An evening in Cannes is rarely put together twice the same way. Giulia starts from what you describe, suggests a format and tunes it to the room and the moment. A hotel looking for something else for its gala, a festival that wants a second stage, a company hosting its clients: you set the frame, she brings the painting.

A company evening in Cannes The painting of the evening takes shape in front of your clients and leaves with the company. Invoice in its name, from 900 €.

A concert or a festival in Cannes On stage or beside it, she paints to the rhythm of the set and shows the canvas on the last note. From 400 €.

A private party, a birthday, an opening Through the party she paints and sketches the guests in watercolour, each with their own. From 400 €.

Your questions, before booking

How do I organise live painting for a wedding in Cannes?

Tell Giulia Dal Bon the date, the venue and the occasion, and she brings your idea to life with you. She offers you a free quote within 48 hours. Before the day, you choose the size and the subject together, and she prepares the composition if needed. On the day, she paints in front of your guests, in Cannes, and the signed painting is yours that same day. Live painting for a wedding starts at 950 €.

Which artist paints live during a wedding in Cannes?

Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in galleries, paints murals in seventeen countries, and paints live on stage and at celebrations: at the Fabbrica del Vapore in Milan, and at the Festival Gaber in Camaiore on 6 July 2017, alongside the guitarist Gianni Martini. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish, and comes to Cannes as she does all over Europe, to grand estates and small villages alike.

What do you receive at the end of the live painting, on the wedding evening?

The canvas itself, painted and finished on site, signed, in the size chosen in the quote: 40×60, 60×80, 70×100 or 80×120 cm. It goes home with you that same evening, ready to hang. The price includes the canvas and the paints, from 950 € for a wedding. For a very large format, the finishing is completed in the studio and the painting is shipped to you.

How much does a live wedding painting cost in Cannes?

The canvas Giulia Dal Bon paints during the wedding starts at 950 €, made on site, work handed over. From 1,800 € for a large format or a full day. A portrait painted in the studio from your photographs is ordered from the portrait from a photo page, from 90 €. The canvas, the stretcher, the acrylics and the easel are included. Free quote within 48 hours.

Is travel charged separately?

Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote, depending on the place and the duration. Giulia comes to Cannes and works across seventeen European countries. Give her the date, the venue and the kind of painting you have in mind: the reply arrives within 48 hours.

How far ahead should we book?

Several months. June, July and September are the three peak wedding months and their Saturdays go first. At the most sought-after venues in Cannes, couples often book a year ahead. If your date is close, ask anyway: a slot sometimes opens.

Do you work elsewhere in Europe?

Yes. Giulia works in seventeen European countries: Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Croatia and the United Kingdom. She speaks Italian, French, English and Spanish fluently. Travel and logistics are agreed together and priced in the quote, sent within 48 hours.

Can live painting be arranged for a hotel evening in Cannes?

Yes. Giulia Dal Bon paints live in Cannes for hotel evenings, galas, openings and company parties, just as much as for weddings. She sets up her easel in the room, paints as the evening unfolds, and the signed canvas stays with the venue. The painting of a company evening starts at 900 €, a stage performance at 400 €. The piano and painting show, with Orlando at the piano, is priced on request. Tell her the date, the venue and the occasion: the reply arrives within 48 hours.

Is a live painting possible for a private evening in Cannes?

Yes. Giulia Dal Bon also paints at private evenings in Cannes: a birthday on a terrace on the Croisette, a party at a villa in La Californie, an evening at sea. She paints the venue or the guests, and the signed canvas is yours at the end of the evening. The page about live painting for a private party explains everything, and the quote is free within 48 hours.

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