Live Drawings & Portraits
Experience sitting for an original portrait and carrying home a finished piece of art the same day. Heather brings her creative practice beyond the studio, capturing people and moments with sensitivity and intention.
At weddings and celebrations, Heather's live portraits are part of the fun and send guests home with a keepsake from the night. At trade shows, healthcare symposiums, and conferences, they draw the room and spark conversations about the intersections of art, design, wellness, and healing. She also creates commissioned portraits, drawn from a sitting or your own photographs, for those who want a lasting piece made at their own pace.
Weddings and Private Celebrations
Live portraits turn a reception into part of the entertainment and send guests home with a keepsake made that night. Working quickly yet attentively, Heather captures the spirit of guests and the atmosphere of the occasion through expressive line and form. She books weddings, cocktail hours, bridal showers, engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, and anniversary celebrations, drawing 6 to 8 guest portraits per hour or one detailed couple's portrait over the course of the event.
These drawings bring an element of artistry and connection to any event, offering guests a memorable and personal experience that continues long after the celebration ends.
Trade Shows and Design Events
A live portrait station gives a booth a reason for people to stop, stay, and start a conversation. Heather works with exhibitors, showrooms, brands, product launches, and trade conferences in multiple industries. For exhibitors who want their booth to be the one attendees talk about afterward, reach out to Heather today!
Heather's design career lives inside healthcare spaces, so a healthcare conference is familiar ground. A live portrait station at a symposium reception or networking event gives attendees a genuine creative pause in a long day of sessions and business cards. It is still rare in this world. That is exactly why it works.
Healthcare and Wellness Conferences
Corporate and Brand Activations
Client appreciation events, brand launches, hospitality openings, and pop-ups.
Commissioned Portraits
Not every portrait begins at an event. Heather accepts commissions for individuals, professionals, couples, families, and pets, created from a private sitting or from photographs you provide. Heather's portraits honor the individuality of each subject, translating presence into art. Whether commissioned as a personal keepsake or given as a gift, her portraits reflect both likeness and feeling.
Each work is built through careful study and intuitive mark-making, creating a visual narrative that captures the subject's character and emotion.
The Artist
Heather trained at Parsons School of Design in New York and studied fashion illustration in London under Diana Hughes. For fifteen years she designed collections, showed at Fashion Week, and drew constantly: fast and from life. That training is what makes a five-minute portrait feel finished. Her work blends intuition, observation, and artistry to preserve the essence of a moment, so each piece becomes more than a likeness; it becomes a story told through line, gesture, and emotion. Today, her work spans live portraiture, commissioned portraits, fashion illustration, lifestyle originals, and astrology-inspired art.
Packages and pricing available upon request.