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"Better Not to Begin" by Ravenna Beck
14 x 11 inches
oil on wood panel
$900
Artist Statement:
"Half-engagement is its own kind of trance. On a spiritual path, we collect the retreats, the books, the language of practice, and call it progress, but without devotion and discipline it becomes another costume we slip into to avoid ourselves.
We dabble in discomfort, stepping onto the path while staying tethered to the familiar, hypnotized by whatever distraction keeps us from the hard thing: full presence.
And the very thing meant to wake us up starts to feel like suffering, because staying in the dream feels easier than opening our eyes."
About the Artist:
Ravenna Beck is an Olympia-based painter who lives by the truth that a great life has texture and so do her paintings. Working in acrylic and oil, she builds layered, tactile surfaces that hold emotion and memory. She is drawn to story in all its forms, whether through structure, landscape, or the human figure. Her practice is shaped by recovery, meditation, and a clear, honest way of seeing, creating work that invites viewers to feel as much as they look.