"But it wasn't until her Concussion co-star, Will Smith, gifted her some art supplies and she then had the time to focus on it during the Covid-19 lockdowns that she picked up the hobby. Painting Floyd was her way of processing the social movements taking shape at that time. "It was very grounding for me to take a few hours to centre myself and honour him in that way. That was really where it started," she said."
"As for picking it back up during the pandemic she said it came from "trying to find connection". Mbatha-Raw also reflected: "If I hadn't been forced to stop in my normal rhythm of life, maybe I wouldn't have come back to it." Two years later, during an interview with W Magazine, the Belle star revealed she'd developed a passion for painting while growing up."
Gugu Mbatha-Raw balances an acting career with a practice as a painter. She created portraits of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that were auctioned in 2020 to benefit charities and organisations such as Still We Rise and Black Lives Matter. She has also painted co-stars including Stephen James and Kevin Hart. She took life drawing classes at art school. Will Smith gifted her art supplies and she focused on painting during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Painting George Floyd helped her process social movements and centre herself. She rekindled a childhood passion for painting while seeking connection during the pandemic. She plays Salt, leader of the Homo Aqua Sea Devils, in The War Between The Land and The Sea.
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