Stephanie Gaffney
I'm an artist and live wedding painter, podcast host, wife, and mother.
After 10+ years painting 600+ premium weddings and building a Top 5% global podcast, The Composed Artist, with 14,809 monthly listeners, I've developed the proven methodology that helps artists transform $300 weddings into $5,000+ premium bookings.
I'm on a mission to turn my professional expertise into systematic education that transforms how creative entrepreneurs approach their craft and careers.
📍 NEW ORLEANS-BASED • 🎯 200+ WEDDINGS PAINTED • 🎙️ TOP 5% GLOBAL PODCAST • 📈 14,809 MONTHLY DOWNLOADS • 💰 500+ STUDENTS TRANSFORMED
📍 NEW ORLEANS-BASED
🎯 300+ WEDDINGS PAINTED
🎙️ TOP 5% GLOBAL PODCAST
📈 14,809 MONTHLY DOWNLOADS
💰 500+ STUDENTS TRANSFORMED
I quit my job and created an art business with a single mission:
To bring joy to others through my live wedding painting.
I still have the same mission, by the way. (That's how I know it was a good one!)
It all started with pet portraits. And tiny watercolor houses. And nursery murals, and other personal requests from people in my hometown.
Then someone asked me to paint at their wedding.
I decided to give it a shot, and loved it so much that I threw in all my chips, and built my business and reputation on being the best live wedding painter in town. I founded Torregrossa Fine Art & embraced the motto "Bold, Creative, Passionate and Genuine," and poured my heart into every painting I created.
ONCE UPON A TIME
the composed artist podcast
The Composed Artist Podcast
Where to listen: In the Studio or On The Go
Listen to The Composed Artist Podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcast, and watch the show on Youtube!
Business Mastery Meets Creative Integrity
I paint live at premium weddings earning $5,000+ per event—not because I got lucky, but because I developed systematic approaches to business that work for creative minds.
Through The Composed Artist podcast (Top 5% global ranking) and The Wedding Painter's Blueprint course, I've guided 200+ artists through complete career transformations, with students averaging 200% rate increases.
While others teach art OR business, I'm a successful professional live wedding painter who demonstrates daily that exceptional creativity and sustainable profitability aren't opposites—they're allies.
Expert Live Wedding Painter & Podcaster
600+
Weddings PAINTED
200+
sTUDENTS tAUGHT
Top 5%
Global Podcast Rank
200%
Avg Rate Increase
STEPHANIE Gaffney'S Press Features
The Proven Framework That Changes Everything
The Composed Artist Approach
Revenue Transformation
From $300 weddings to $5,000+ premium bookings through systematic pricing psychology, premium positioning, and client acquisition strategies. Students average 200%+ rate increases.
This isn't inspiration-only content. The Composed Artist Approach represents years of real-world testing, proven through 14,809 monthly podcast listeners and documented student transformations.
Professional Systems
Business architecture that scales without burnout—operational excellence, client experience design, and time management for creative minds with family responsibilities.
Artistic Confidence
Technical mastery meets performance psychology. Live painting excellence, audience management, and quality consistency under pressure—developed through 600+ wedding experiences.
results
Shadowing Stephanie in a wedding from start to finish was so inspiring and motivating.
— Bryan, WPB MEMBER
WPB is chock full and transformative and one of the best investments in myself I've ever made.
— Heidi N.
Your course continues to be invaluable and I'm so grateful for all of your time and energy that went into it and continues to go into it.
— Kristen C.
Skin Tone Mixing Guide
5 Mistakes Live Painters Make
8 Tips to Pricing for Profit
free resources
Art Materials I Cannot Live Without:
NEwWave Palettes
NewWave's line of grey palettes allow me to instantly see values and mix the right colors while I'm on the job.
I've tried them all, and I will use my long-handled Ivory Flat brushes from Rosemary and Company til I'm old and grey.
"duolamp clamp" by the daylight company
This lamp is portable, lightweight and bendy to fit in your bag, and provides four settings of natural light that wont skew how you see your colors. Big fan.
Rosemary & Co. paint brushes
My Favs
Favorite FOOD
Beef Stew
celeb i'd love to meet
Bob Ross
how I unwind
Hot bath
alternate universe job:
Veterinarian
favorite place i've been:
Avignon
drink of choice
Fresh cup 'o coffee
Underrated outfit
T-shirt and running shorts
usually craving
Chips!
beach vs mountains
Beach, baby
favorite show to binge
Downton Abbey
