Put pics in the comments. I 'll go first. Touching up work to ship to the new gallery (if we get the contract sorted out...) and finishing up this commission.

Recently I applied for two grants, one group exhibition at a major gallery in London, a residency, and a prize. So far I have been rejected from all but the prize which hasn't been announced yet. I applied for grants and residencies over the past few years, probably 3 or 4.. I did not get any of them. I want to show the actual process of this journey of making painting your career. There is a lot more rejection than there are wins, you just have to keep going. First, let yourself feel the disappointment so that it passes out of you. Then when you have more energy, try again. When you have the energy again, assess who did win the opportunities and check to see if you were indeed aligned. Adjust your game plan where you can. Ps. I've added more to the gallery "lesson" in the classroom

Alla Prima Portrait - July 16, 2026 9am-12pm PST Meet Felicia on Zoom via the Skool calendar link. Attend the workshop and watch Felicia's recorded demonstration while she is present to narrate and answer any questions that you have. At your own pace try the process at home or in your studio. Post your practice to the Community page or bring it to Critique Club to get help and feedback from Felicia.

Art school. MFAs. The academic system. I was just chatting with Robyn about it. About how a friend of mine just got hired as a sculpture professor though they are a photographer..... but they are alumni. I have some frustration about this. Over the years I have been parallel on my path to friends who chose the academic route for their artist journey. I have cultivated my curiosity about the differences in our paths, believing that there are many ways to be an artist (human really). I have come to see the systems in the art world, academia being a big one- as doing something other than art. I think artists survive within and throughout the systems but that it breeds other creatures as well. Anyhow. I'd love to hear your thoughts. Here's a blog article featuring my work from a few years back.

Basically the apex of my existence thus far. Hope it’s ok to share here, I am immensely, immensely proud (and immensely, immensely exhausted!). I have big feelings I can’t name and I can’t stop crying! Even this last year has been inordinately challenging and to still have achieved this is taking a lot of processing. (My phone’s camera likes to be “helpful” so the temperatures are all over, but I hope you can get the gist of it.)