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Hello ColorByFeliks Community! If you’re familiar with my work, you’ll know that I love color, and specifically using blending to create interesting gradients and combinations of colors. Whether I’m painting clouds, water, sunsets, or abstract works, I love using blends of color to make things pop in an unexpected way. My acrylic blending technique is something that I came up with on my own years ago, and has served me ever since. I’d love to use this week’s blog to go into the story behind my technique and show you how it could help take your acrylic paintings to the...

Welcome back to the ColorByFeliks blog! Last time, I shared some stories from the early days of ColorByFeliks in the hopes that you could see the kinds of struggles and uncertainty Andrea and I had to navigate when starting the ColorByFeliks brand, and how important it is to stay true to your passion through the hard times. I was overwhelmed by the response that the last blog post received from all of you. I read all the comments and was deeply moved to hear how some of you related to our story. Turning your art into a living is a difficult...

Hi Friends! Many of you have expressed curiosity over the years about the path I took as an artist. There are so many variables that make everyone's journey different -- media platforms are always changing, opportunities come and go, we all have different art styles that resonate with different audiences -- so there is no one path to success. There are, however, several principles I've learned through this long and crazy journey that just might resonate with you. With that in mind, I'd love to share my story. The Struggle Years Andrea and I spent the first few years of...

Hi Friends! Today I'd love to talk about a major creative breakthrough I had this year and what I learned from going through it. I love sharing my work with all of you and am so grateful for your attention and support. As you know, though, what you see on my social media channels are just the final products, which can make things look simpler than they are. There is a whole process of inspiration, brainstorming, trial, and error that goes into producing each piece. Some are created quickly in a rush of inspiration and others present unexpected problems for...

2020 was a difficult year for all of us. Through the many struggles and feelings brought on by the pandemic, I was very encouraged to see so many of you in my community taking to your canvases and creating through all the difficulty