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Interview w/ Stephanie Gaffney

"We all had to do it for the first time and it was most likely terrible. You always have to do something for the first time and embrace the falter."

Today we’re chatting with artist, Stephanie Gaffney, about saying yes and doing things scared.

Stephanie’s boldness and jumping into her business absolutely blew me away, and as someone who is still learning to manage my fear, I really loved this conversation.

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Stephanie Gaffney, the artist behind the Torregrossa (tor-reh-gross-a) brand, is a fine artist in New Orleans, Louisiana who specializes in live wedding painting and portraiture. Stephanie is a wife and mother of three, travels around the globe to perform and paint onsite at weddings, and offers mentorship and education for other live wedding artists through one-on-one coaching and her online course, The Wedding Painter’s Blueprint.

0:00 Intro
11:21 After you left your job and were on your own, did you start reaching out to people by offering to paint portraits?
12:49 Was it common to paint live at weddings?
14:05 Had you been doing portrait paintings at the time?
15:22 Could you have recreated other friends wedding photos to build up your portfolio?
22:14 How did you feel showing up to your first wedding?
28:18 Do you ever feel like it’s always an uphill climb or do you struggle?

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  1. Brent Anderson says:
    June 7, 2024 at 1:00 pm

    Love Stephanie! amazing artist and teacher. this was a great interview.

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