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

Budapest filled me this month. I stood in front of 150 years of Hungarian painters seeing their city. Vaszary's summer joy made me want to dress better. I left and bought a new dress. Then I went to Lukács. Platán trees older than anyone remembers. Thermal water. Old stone. And the particular rhythm of a city that feels like home even when it's noisy. Budapest doesn't slow down. But it has a pace I recognise in my bones. That's something different. I've been thinking about how inspiration doesn't always arrive in the studio. Sometimes it arrives in a gallery. Sometimes in thermal water. Sometimes in the colour of a dress you weren't looking for. Where did inspiration find you recently? I'd love to know.

There's a particular kind of noticing that only happens when you're not rushing anywhere. A scent you couldn't name but somehow recognise. The way a shadow falls differently in the afternoon. The small tightness you've been carrying in your shoulders without knowing it. Someone's face you actually see for a moment, instead of just passing. Slowing down doesn't feel productive. But it's where everything interesting begins, in the studio and outside of it. This week I've been thinking about how the same quality of attention that makes a painting alive is the one we practice in ordinary moments. You don't have to be standing in front of a canvas to start. What's one small thing you noticed today that you might usually walk past?

I spent the last few days exploring Polish castles and rivers—and came back with a head full of images and colour. Moszna Castle especially. 365 rooms, 99 towers. Fairytale doesn't cover it. It reminded me why we need beauty. Why we seek it out. Why it feeds everything we create. What have YOU been creating lately? Share a photo, a few words, or just the feeling of it. Finished or in-progress—both welcome.

Hello everyone in the group. I'm so happy to be here! My name is Beatrix Revhelyi but my friends call me Lily. I have a loving husband and two adult children. I consider myself an explorer and a curious soul. I live in Hungary, near the capital in a house with a small garden. I'm creating since my childhood and I have always been curious about all kinds of creative activities. I beaded, embroidered, enameled, painted, molded, tried cardmaking, scrapbooking ... and I can't stop discovering new things. I also have been writing a diary since I was a teenager. Nowadays I have several diaries (one "main", and a memory planner with pictures about our lives, a tea diary, a junkie one, if we travel then I create a travel journal about the trip and I also have some art journals). Nowadays I am also interested in urban sketching and outdoor painting - but a bit scared of it. Why am I here? I dont know, it was just a callin', I registered on the skool platform and was searching for creative places. I love tea and art so I was thinking this could be my place to be with kind people. So nice to meet You! Hugs! 🌞 You can find me on Instagram also, but I'm not sure if insta profile links allowed here.