Wheeler Maternity Painting Session

A month or so ago, I saw a post come across my Instagram feed. It said “This is your sign to paint with your children” and featured a mom with her toddler daughter painting a canvas during their photography session. The results were super sweet and I knew immediately I wanted to do this with clients. Lucky for me, I have built in models who are willing to trust my vision and really get into the gig.

It sounds cliche, but I got lucky when my brother married his wife. We’ve never been “besties” or anything like that, but she is hands down the best sister-in-law I could have asked for. When I recommended this particular idea for her fourth maternity session, I wasn’t entirely sure she’d go for it. It’s messy, and there was a high chance the paint wouldn’t actually wash off. But in her always supportive way, she said yes.

The kids were quite confused when I laid out the paint and brushes, but once they realized mom was allowing this event to happen, they went all in. Everyone was covered in paint by the end, and Gracie (who’d been watching the whole thing) even expressed her wishes to have the same type of session for our own family.

The results paid off if you ask me. By the end, they had a fun canvas to hang in the playroom and beautiful photos to commemorate her fourth pregnancy. The only thing I might have done differently was use paints that wouldn’t wash out of the shirts. But I guess, if the shirts come clean, we’ll just have to do it again.