If you’ve been following along, you may have noticed I recently completed my largest piece to date: a 24 × 40 inch gouache painting of my wedding bouquet on cold press paper. I call it Superposition  - an ode to the Young the Giant song Mark and I chose for our first dance on the night of our elopement. If you’d like to see the behind the scenes creation of the piece, check out this post ! When the painting was finally finished, I knew immediately I had to be thoughtful about

I first saw my bouquet in the trunk of a car, in the circular driveway of our Maui B+B. My florist, Misa ( Floralette ) had driven roughly 45 min to hand deliver my bouquet. We had corresponded a bit over email, and I had sent her a screen sharing video to walk through my Pinterest board inspiration, but other than that, I fully trusted her to bring my vision to life. I was immediately met with so much joy, seeing this important part of my day brought to life - the size, text

All photos in this post were beautifully captured by Jill Paz of Early Creative . Last year, I transformed a temporary storefront in Melrose, MA into my own mini gallery through Project Popup Melrose, part of UpNext’s Project: Popup initiative. The experience was so worthwhile, with a big boost in sales and a huge boost in confidence — it was so rewarding to see my work all up in one place, make connections in the community, and even get my booth professionally photographed.

Hello, thanks for checking out my blog! I’m Daphne Vantine, a gouache artist living in Medford, MA with my husband, Mark - we’re...

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Hello, art enthusiasts! Daphne here. Today, I’m excited to share a special project that’s close to my heart—my first custom wedding...