Artist Increasingly Hired To Paint Live Scenes At Wedding Receptions
By Allison Ward The Columbus Dispatch • Friday June 17, 2016 11:36 AM The work of Keith “Von” Hasenbalg offered a pleasant distraction for guests in the buffet line at a recent wedding reception. And they were essentially watching paint dry. From behind his easel, the “live event artist” captured a single scene — the cake cutting — in acrylic hues. “Originally, I thought, ‘Why would people want to watch this?’ ” said Hasenbalg, a Northwest Side resident. Read more from The Columbus Dispatch