Live Illustration Artist Joanna Bucur drawing a live illustration session on a board. The drawing features various writings in green in black as well as a chameleon.

I offer professional live illustration services for conferences, corporate events, workshops, panel discussions, exhibitions, and private events across London and the UK.

Working in real time, I create engaging hand-drawn visual summaries, live sketches, and illustrated storytelling that capture key ideas, conversations, and moments as they happen.

My live illustration work combines clear visual communication with a distinctive hand-drawn style, helping audiences engage with complex topics in a memorable and accessible way. Services include:

  • Live event illustration

  • Graphic recording

  • Visual note-taking

  • Conference sketching

  • Illustrated event summaries

  • Workshop illustration

  • Live drawing for corporate events

  • Real-time visual storytelling

  • Editorial-style live sketches

  • Custom illustrated event content

Some work examples

A live illustration image representing a talk by Yuval Noah Harari about 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. The drawing has icons about shared fictions, AI, emotional intelligence and mental stability in red, blue and black and white
Live Illustration scribe for the talk called This ain't Rock & Roll at the British Library, by Daniel Rachel and Vivien Goldman in conversation with Pauline Black about how Rock and Roll has a license outside the establishment

British Library: This ain’t Rock & Roll, Daniel Rachel & Vivien Goldman in conversation with Pauline Black

Live Illustration drawing of the Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture called Why Labour mustn't lose: social democracy vs. the bros by Dr. Anneliese Dodds MP talking about why Labour must promote the education of digital literacy

Rita Hinden Memorial Lecture: Why Labour Mustn’t Lose by Dr. Anneliese Dodds MP

Live Illustration of the Gresham College talk Pluto isn't a planet by Prof Chris Lintott explaining why Pluto was demoted as a planet for not clearing it's neighbours which is a statement in the new definition of what a planet is

Gresham College: Pluto isn’t a planet by Prof. Chris Lintott

21 Lessons for the 21st Century Ted Talk by Yuval Noah Harari

I work both digitally and traditionally, adapting the illustration style to suit each event, audience, and brand.

Whether documenting keynote talks, panel discussions, strategy sessions, or cultural events, my aim is to create artwork that is visually engaging, informative, and lasting beyond the event itself.

Available for commissions in London, across the UK, and internationally.

Get in touch to discuss your project!

Past events with: Salesforce, Deloitte, Luminate, University College London and Hindawi

An illustration of scribe and live illustrator Joanna Bucur showcasing her connection methods: email - joannabucur@gmail.com, phone: 07564055937, website: joannabucur.com and the fact that she is based in London, UK.