Live wedding painting in Sardinia
On your wedding day in Sardinia, 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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Live wedding painting prices in Sardinia
| The wedding painting, made live | |
|---|---|
| 40 × 60 cm | 950 € |
| 60 × 80 cm | 1,200 € |
| 70 × 100 cm | 1,500 € |
| 80 × 120 cm, full day | 1,800 € |
| Another size, a bespoke day | bespoke 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 Sardinia
Why do so many couples marry in Sardinia?
The Costa Smeralda was born in 1962 around the Aga Khan consortium: the Cala di Volpe was the first hotel built on the coast, designed by Jacques Couëlle, and the Pitrizza followed in 1963 to a design by Luigi Vietti, fourteen villas set into the rock. Sardinia is also the cradle of the Italian mural: in Orgosolo the first wall was painted on 27 May 1969, and the village now counts around one hundred and fifty. 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 Sardinia. You know what you will get before the day itself.
Does Giulia know the area?
She comes to Sardinia and travels across sixteen 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 Sardinia
Giulia travels to the villas and reception venues of the area: Hotel Cala di Volpe, Hotel Pitrizza, Hotel Romazzino.
She also works in Porto Cervo, Porto Rotondo, Baja Sardinia, Cala di Volpe, Romazzino, Olbia, San Pantaleo, Arzachena, Palau, La Maddalena, Santa Teresa Gallura, Golfo Aranci, Cannigione, Poltu Quatu, Liscia di Vacca, Alghero, Stintino, Villasimius, Chia, Pula.
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 Sardinia?
The season runs from May to October, with June and September leading. 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.
Giulia also paints commissioned murals in the area: see murals in Sardinia.
Live painting in Sardinia, for another occasion
Giulia also paints in Sardinia beyond weddings. Tell her what you have in mind, even loosely: she suggests a format, adapts it to your evening and your room, and you approve it beforehand. A hotel looking for something else for its gala, a festival that wants a second stage, a company hosting its clients: the shape is built with you.
A company evening in Sardinia The painting of the evening, made in front of your guests and kept by the company, invoiced in its name. From 900 €.
The piano and painting show Orlando plays, Giulia paints, and the two move together to the last note: it is the magical moment of the evening. If you want a theatrical effect, she paints the canvas upside down and turns it round at the end. On request.
A concert or a festival in Sardinia She paints to the music, from the first note of the set to the last, and the canvas is revealed to the audience. From 400 €.
A private party, a birthday, an opening She paints through the evening, and guests leave with their watercolour portrait. From 400 €.
Your questions, before booking
How does live painting work at our wedding in Sardinia?
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 Sardinia, and the signed painting is yours that same day. Live painting for a wedding starts at 950 €.
Who does live wedding painting in Sardinia?
Giulia Dal Bon, a painter trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. She exhibits her paintings in galleries, paints murals in sixteen 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 Sardinia as she does all over Europe, to grand estates and small villages alike.
What remains of the live painting after the wedding?
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 Sardinia?
From 950 € for a painting made during the wedding, 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 Sardinia and works across sixteen 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 Sardinia, 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 sixteen European countries: Italy, France, Monaco, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Greece and Croatia. 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 Sardinia?
Yes. Giulia Dal Bon paints live in Sardinia for hotel evenings, galas, openings and company parties, not only 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.
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