Ep. 1: My Story - Creating The Not-So-Starving Artist

I’m Stephanie.

I'm a fine artist and live wedding painter, educator and podcast host with a mission to help other artists WIN.

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Stephanie Gaffney - Live Wedding Painter

Podcast Host, Stephanie Gaffney

Stephanie Gaffney is a premier live wedding painter and founder of Torregrossa Fine Art, based in New Orleans, LA.

As the premier live wedding painter educator, she helps artists transform their creative vision into thriving businesses through her signature course, The Wedding Painter's Blueprint, and personalized coaching programs.

Stephanie is the host of The Composed Artist podcast and provides valuable resources to help artists master techniques, build confidence, and attract their ideal clients.

With a passion for both creating and teaching, Stephanie travels globally painting at weddings while mentoring other artists through her online education platform.

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Top resources

5 Ways to Speed Your Live Painting

This guide illustrates a few easy-to-apply changes that I made to my own process and routine years ago, that I am confident will help you paint more quickly and efficiently.

Skin tone Mixing Guide

Follow the steps in the guide to see how I mix my own skin tone paint color, and how I use it as a base to mix the full spectrum of skin tones.

5 Major Mistakes Live Painters Make

This guide contains my proven strategies to elevate your client experience, avoid "bad luck" scenarios, always nail your client's vision & so much more!

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