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Hi Friends! This week I’d like you to meet one of the many artists just like you who make up our special community of creative people! I believe her story will inspire you and remind you that anything is possible when you follow your creative joy and have faith in your passion.  Meet Christine Hebiton! She is 74 years old and didn’t pick up painting until age 70, but is currently painting almost every day and turning out some beautiful original paintings.  Christine DM’ed me with some simple questions on Facebook, but I quickly realized she had a fascinating artistic...

I’m back to revisiting one of my classic acrylic painting tutorials this week! This one will be a perfect addition to your toolkit of painting skills: we’re painting the ocean. If you paint landscapes at all, you’re bound to paint an ocean at some point, so this quick tutorial will give you some easy acrylic painting techniques that you can bring to all your seascape paintings. Let’s begin! You’ll need the following materials; follow the links to purchase these art supplies if needed. Materials: Palette Palette knife (for mixing paints) Jar of water (to keep brushes wet) 4-Piece brush value...

Last week, I expressed some of my intentions behind one of the most controversial pieces I’ve posted on social media. The point of that piece was not to make people mad, nor to get cheap likes.  ‘ART IS ART’, scrawled in capital letters with an acrylic marker over one of my acrylic landscape paintings, was a deliberate statement designed to spark an important conversation about the nature of art. Last week, I mainly focused on how it’s important to have a childlike sense of play and experimentation when you’re making art.  Not only will that make art more fun, but...

I’m not usually into explaining my art. I think the beauty of art is that there isn’t always an easy explanation.  Some of my favorite songs, for example, remind me of specific memories in my life or even make me think of certain colors. I know the artist who wrote those songs couldn’t have possibly known exactly how I would feel or what I would think about when listening to their music. In the same way, why would I try to give you a specific meaning for each of my paintings and rob you of the chance to feel something...

Welcome to the final installment in the Business of Art series, where I answer your most pressing art business questions. I’m writing this with the help of my wife Andrea, who’s the business mind behind ColorByFeliks! This week’s questions all have to do with the most critical part of making a living at your art: actually getting paid for it! So let’s jump right in and answer your questions! “How do I transition art from a hobby to an actual career?” The first step in any artist’s journey is to develop their skills. The more interesting, skillful, or just unique...