Brisbane · live illustration
Your guests,
drawn live.
Olivia Park draws people at the party — a loose, fashion-led line finished while they're still smiling. Weddings, brand activations and events across South East Queensland and beyond.
- Live since
- 2021
- Events a year
- 60+
- Based in
- Brisbane
What I'm booked for
Three rooms, one hand
Fashion-led live illustration, tuned to the night it's drawn in.
Weddings
The bride, the first dance, your guests — drawn live and handed over on the night, or finished in the studio as a keepsake.
Brands & activations
A live illustration station that draws your guests into the brand. Fashion-led, on-brand colour, shareable the moment they walk away.
Events & parties
Galas, launches, milestone birthdays. The drawing becomes the entertainment and every guest leaves with a portrait that's theirs.
Selected work
Drawn from life, start to finish
A diary of weddings, activations and events — each piece made in the room.
Ink & watercolour · A3 The bride
First look, drawn live
Ink & watercolour · A3 The first dance
Wedding reception
Marker & ink · A4 Brand activation
Fashion launch, Brisbane
Ink & marker · A4 Guests, live
Drawn on the night
Ink & watercolour · A4 Guest portrait
Gala, Gold Coast
Watercolour · A4 The bouquet
Painted while the speeches ran
How the night runs
Set up in the corner, and a crowd gathers.
No screen, no download — just a portrait appearing on paper while your guests watch. It turns out to be its own entertainment.
How live events work- 01
Set up, out of the way
A slim easel or drawing table in the corner you picked. Everything supplied — paper, inks, markers. I need about a metre and good light.
- 02
Portraits, live
Guests sit, or I sketch them where they stand. Each portrait takes five to twelve minutes — loose, fast, flattering, and unmistakably hand-drawn.
- 03
A crowd gathers
The drawing turns into its own entertainment. People watch their friends appear on paper — no screen, no filter, nothing to download.
- 04
They take it with them
Every guest leaves with their portrait in hand, or I keep them for a single bound keepsake. Your call, decided on the planning call.
Booking
Three ways to book the day
Every option includes materials, setup and social-ready scans. Tell me about your event and I'll send a quote — pricing is tailored to the day.
The Hour
A short activation or an intimate party.
Priced per event · by enquiry
- Up to 2 hours live
- Loose A5 ink portraits
- Markers and warm palette
- Guests keep every drawing
- Most booked
The Event
The full night, drawn live.
Priced per event · by enquiry
- Up to 5 hours live
- A4 watercolour-and-ink portraits
- On-brand or wedding palette
- Digital scans of every piece
- Travel within Brisbane included
Brand & retainer
Activations, tours, ongoing brand work.
Priced per event · by enquiry
- Scoped per activation
- Branded paper, frames or backdrop
- Social-ready scans on the day
- Multi-date and touring arrangements
- Invoiced with ABN
Add-ons, travel and the full inclusions list are on the live events page.
What's included
A metre of space and good light.
That's all the venue needs to give me. I bring the rest.
- Easel or drawing table, paper, inks and markers — nothing for you to organise
- A one-metre corner and decent light is all the venue needs to give me
- Public liability cover; venues can request the certificate
- On-brand or wedding colour, agreed on the planning call
- Social-ready scans so the night keeps going online
Questions
The things people ask first
If yours isn't here, email — it's usually a two-line answer.
How many guests can you draw?
Figure on five to twelve minutes a portrait. Over a five-hour event that's comfortably thirty to forty guests — more with a second artist, which is a popular add-on for big activations.
Live illustration, or painted afterwards?
Both. The magic is live — guests watching themselves appear on paper. For a hero piece or a from-photo commission, I finish in the studio and deliver framed.
Is it digital or on paper?
Paper by default — ink, watercolour and marker, which is what guests love to walk away with. I also draw live on an iPad to a screen for brand activations; that's an add-on.
What do you need from the venue?
About a metre of space with a view of the room and decent light. I bring the easel, table, paper and everything else, and I stay clear of the photographer.
Can it be on-brand?
Yes. For activations I match your palette, draw on branded paper and can work your logo or product into each piece. We lock the look before the day.
Dates
Is your date free?
Send the date, the venue and a rough guest count. You'll get a yes or no the same week, with a quote attached.
