JD Baez on Instagram: "Purple doesn’t actually exist. Scary thought. It’s an illusion our minds create when red and blue meet. Maybe that’s why it’s always been so mysterious. I’m doing a small color study, preparing for a larger piece and exploring how perception shapes what we see. When mixing purple, don’t just stop at red and blue. Add turquoise to cool and deepen it, magenta to warm and brighten it, and white to reveal its lightest tones. You’ll find endless shades hidden within the illusio