Phil Makes Art

I am a contemporary painter and art teacher in Youngstown, Ohio. My work tends to be vibrant and focused on everyday things to make them feel less "everyday."

Commissions are available and originals and prints will be soon! DM with any inquiries!

06/16/2026

Had to run today since the app isn’t particularly working for my regular workout and made a friend. Even ran the whole thing.

05/26/2026

I’m alive and so are the thoughts inside my head alternating between running through my to-do list and scream singing from my 1700+ track playlist. Weeeeeee

02/02/2026

Happy Monday! Diving right in this morning reading for my counseling theory class before getting ready for my methods class tonight. And I have my essentials: notebook/pens, timer, and brick to keep me focused.

Now to block everything on my phone, put my noise cancelling headphones in with video game music on, and read about Cognitive Behavioral Therapies ☺️

01/31/2026

January was exciting, lame, a disaster, and fine.

Not pictured are successfully completing 2 presentations this week back to back. On different topics. The first one to go in both classes, and online due to the snowstorm. 🙃

01/29/2026

Hanging out here to do some work today! Vibes are good, dark roast lavender is bomb. 😋nice getting out of the house when I can

01/28/2026

Needed to document me being a big boy and working at a Starbucks by myself because this weather has kept me at home since Saturday and the dogs were causing chaos. 😅

01/07/2026

Coffee ✅ Theories Text ✅ Incense ✅ Chill Music ✅ Timer ✅ Sanity? 🤷🏻‍♂️

01/01/2026

Getting set up for class next week 😬

Planner: it’s my fourth year using this brand. I go back and forth with it and this might be my last year with it. But I have things I need to put in it now so who knows.

Notebooks: I prefer writing notes by hand than typing them or on an iPad. Of course I have one for each class and already have a highlighter for each for due dates in my planner.

And my ugly stress monster thingy that has a name that I can’t remember but was a gift and I love him so be nice.

(I love me some stationary and stuff like this but I promise it wasn’t why went back to school - just a perk.

Oh. And happy new year, y’all!!!

12/24/2025

2025 was an interesting year: 2 new teaching related positions, continued with markets, painted a little less than normal, read a lot, and now getting reading to start classes for clinical mental health counseling. I’m really excited to start in a couple weeks!

What does this mean for Phil Makes Art? Well…nothing. I’ll still be painting and making when I can, but my posts will be different.

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year 🎊🎆

12/08/2025

I haphazardly made a junk journal as an example for the January youth art class I’m teaching next month! It’s not by any means perfect, but my goals were achieved! 1: I wanted an example. 2: I wanted to try the accordion spine for a no-sew binding option for my students (grades 1-8).

T’was fun! Anyways hav a nice Monday 😬

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http://www.philmakes.art/

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