impromptuportraits
Live portrait artist for events: your guests are drawn on the spot – Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia and across Germany.
Live drawn portraits are more than entertainment: an artistic experience that creates encounters, leaves a memory and gives your event an elegant dimension. Every guest takes their own original home.
Master student of the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
What your guests experience
A guest sits down, we talk for a moment, I draw. After four to ten minutes they hold a signed original in their hands. Nobody has to pose.
For your guests it is a personal moment and a picture of their own, not another piece of merchandise. For your event it is a part of the programme people can watch: the making is half the experience. And something remains that outlasts the evening.
- 1Agree the details
Occasion, date, venue, number of guests and the time slot. That tells us how many portraits are realistic on your evening. - 2Set-up
I arrive about an hour before and set up the drawing station. All materials come with me. - 3Live at your event
A short, welcoming announcement, then I start drawing. Short breaks in between keep the quality even. - 4To take home
Every drawing is signed, on request dated or dedicated, and handed over carefully, in a protective sleeve if you wish.
How long does one portrait take?
Four to ten minutes, depending on style and format. How many portraits fit into your time slot is something we plan together beforehand.
Do guests have to sit still?
No. Nobody has to pose. The drawing happens during a relaxed conversation.
Analogue or digital, what is the difference?
On paper a one-off is created. Digitally I draw on an iPad Pro; your guests receive a print on site and the file as well.
What do I need to provide?
A table, two chairs, good light and a little space for onlookers. Nothing else, the materials come with me. Alternatively I work roaming.
Can the paper and packaging carry our logo?
Yes, by arrangement. Branding and special materials are agreed and quoted in advance.
Where do you travel?
Düsseldorf and North Rhine-Westphalia regularly, beyond that across Germany by arrangement. Travel and, where needed, accommodation are included in the quote.
May we use the drawings in our communication?
Usage rights for commercial use are agreed in advance and set out in the quote.
Style and format
Usually reduced pencil or fineliner drawings on high quality paper, in black and white or in colour. Two directions are possible.
On paper each drawing is a one-off your guest takes with them straight away. Digitally I draw on an iPad Pro in the same hand: your guests receive a print on site and the file as well. On request the paper or the packaging carries your branding.
A discreetly arranged drawing station: a table, two chairs, good light and a little room for onlookers and waiting guests. Alternatively I move freely through the room and draw where your guests are. All materials come with me in high quality. The area is left clean after packing up.
tell me about
your event
Occasion, date, venue and a rough number of guests are enough for a first answer. I usually reply within a few days.