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What Beauty Does

I've been thinking about studio practice today.

Not the social media version—perfect light, pristine white walls, everything in its place.

The real one.

Something Drew Harris said in Sergio's Visibility Bootcamp today stayed with me:

Don't be too hard on yourself. If life feels heavy, find an alternative. Take a walk. Read something. Watch something. You can fight through difficulty with your art—or alongside it.

And also: don't isolate yourself. Find connections to other artists, other people.

Both feel true.

My own studio practice isn't magical.

After breakfast and exercise, I like to move into painting—but that's not a rule. Sometimes it's afternoon in my winter garden studio. Sometimes it's whenever the house is quiet and I won't be interrupted.

My supplies are always ready. Wet palette open. Several pieces on the go at once. Different sketchbooks within reach.

So I can just... begin.

Without ceremony.

Without waiting.

I paint in silence mostly. Though sometimes I experiment with mark-making, put music on, and just play.

Your studio work is the end product of your research—everything you observe, absorb, and feel finds its way into the work eventually.

I'm curious about your practice:

What does showing up to create actually look like for you?

Not the ideal version—the real one.

Share if you feel called.

— Beáta

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