BEHIND THE BRUSH

Hi, I’m Amber Cheek — the artist behind Cheeky Art.

This didn’t start as a business. I wasn’t sitting down planning a brand or thinking about selling anything. I picked up a paintbrush again during a time in my life when things felt off… heavy, honestly. I needed something that was just mine—something quiet, something I could focus on without overthinking everything else. Painting became that for me.

At first, it was just an outlet. But the more I did it, the more I started to come back to myself. I realized how much I actually loved creating—not just finishing something, but the process of it. The details, the layering, the time it takes to make something feel right. Even when something looks simple, there’s more going on behind it, and that part matters to me.

Somewhere along the way, this turned into Cheeky Art. Not overnight, not perfectly—just slowly, piece by piece. I’m still figuring things out. Every piece you see here is done by me—I paint it, photograph it, package it, ship it… all of it. This isn’t a big operation—it’s something I’m building in real time.

Most days you’ll find me painting, creating, figuring things out as I go… and probably covered in paint. I’m still in the early stages of building this business, but I’m all in and growing it into something real.

I’m based in Florida, and a lot of what I create is inspired by color, light, and everyday moments around me.

There’s a lot behind this that people don’t see. Growth, hard seasons, learning how to rebuild parts of myself. I don’t always talk about it, but it’s there in what I create. This is just the lighter side of it—the part I get to share.

I do this because I love creating—but somewhere along the way, it became more than that.

What started as something I needed slowly turned into something that feels like purpose. The more I painted, the more I realized this isn’t just something I enjoy—it’s something I’m meant to be doing.

I’ve seen how something as simple as a painting can reach people. A piece in someone’s home, a video that makes someone stop for a minute… it matters in ways I didn’t expect.

A lot of that ties back to my mom. She believed in me in a way that sticks with you, and even though she’s not here anymore, I carry that with me in everything I’m building. This feels like a continuation of that—of her belief, of what she saw in me.

I don’t care about perfection.
I care about creating things that feel good—things that bring a little light, a little personality, a little pause in someone’s day.

And if what I’m making can do that for someone else, then I know I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing.