"Blue Vase with the Bosphorus View"

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"Mirror on the Easel"

$100

Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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"The Jacket and the Bag"

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Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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"Still-life Nr.2"

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Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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"No-Painting-Today" Challenge

Guys thanks a lot! Great to read your comments. I really appreciate that. No pictures tonite. A day skipped for the first time. Big news. But can't tell. How can I, before even telling my parents? Yesterday big emotional up and down. Today trying to survive-with 12 guests for dinner in an hour! Promise I'll make it up on Saturday or Sunday. Stop by again, thank you!

Hey bu ne aktivite. Herkesin eli acildi, yazin -ama kalbimi kirmayin :) Cok ugrasiyorum, gercekten. Bugun resim yok, grip var, misafir var, havadis var ama no resim. Havadisler burda yakinda. Bugunu Cumartesi ya da Pazar telafi edecegim, soz. Gerci yilbasi biraz ziyaretleri yavaslatti anlasilan, ben de biraz rutini mi yavaslatsam bilemedim. Bakalim...

"Two Green Peppers..."

$100

Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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Two peppers making love.

Asik biberler.

"The Market Place"

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I started this "a-painting-a-day" practice on Nov.20th. Four weeks done already; 20 paintings, no days skipped. Some of them were more popular than the others. I did this painting for the ones who kept saying "The Bazaar" was their favorite. It's always great to play with the colors. So enjoy the variation.

"Her-gun-bir-resim"e 20 Kasimda basladim. Yirmi resimle dort hafta geride kaldi bile, tek gun atlamadan. Bazi resimlerim bazilarindan daha populer oldu. "The Bazaar" bunlardan biriydi, tekrar tekrar guzel emailler aldim resim hakkinda. Sevenlerine, simdi de bir varyasyonu. Renklerle oynamak her zaman buyuk zevk. Oynadim...

"Figure"

$100

Oil o canvas/18x24cm

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"Girl in Red"

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Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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Amazing to see how many people visited the orange painting. It was also great to find so many emails with great comments in my mailbox. Thank you very much! Yes I enjoyed that challenge, too. And I think I'll be continuing to paint fruits in the next days. But I won't promise to do it very soon or everyday.
Coming to the painting of today, I can say that when I start struggling to find a subject matter and when it takes too long, I almost always end up painting the studio and the painter (probably myself?). Interesting, isn't it? Bruce Nauman comes to my mind. The video artist of the first generation, he picks scenes from his creative process and records them. The process becomes the work. I love those works. (Also I remember Goya's "Sleep of Reason" and the work I love done after the so-called graving by the legendary video artist Bill Viola. And Ingres' Cherubini and the Muse...). All-and more-depicting artists waiting for the muse or the struggle they have to find the muse.
So here, another composition with an artist in the studio. Remember the blue vase and the bowl, and the orange in front of the window? I had put a part of the easel next to the girl as well but then I liked this large emptiness in the composition. So, enjoy the screaming red.

Dunku portakal o kadar ziyaretci aldi ki diger sitede, anlatamam ve bir suru guzel email (arti burdaki guzel yorumlar). Hepinize cok tesekkurler! Meyva konusuna devam edecegim cunku ben de zevk aldim ama her gun veya hemen yarin yapacagim diye soz vermiyorum.
Konu bulamadigimda, bakiyorum donup dolasip vardigim nokta, ressam ve studyosu. Ressam ben olabilirim, sonucta en cok alisik oldugum figur, saclarim da benziyor. Ama onemli olan o degil, studyo halleri. Kaygili, dusunceli, yogun veya yorgun. Bruce Nauman aklima geliyor. Studyo hallerini ve yaratma surecini konu alarak videolar yapan sanatci. Studyoda aklina bir seyler gelmesini beklerken top saydirisi, kenarda duran kemanla tek ses calisi, son islerinde hayvanlarla dolu studyosunu 24 saat bir suru kamera ile kaydedisi. Sonra tabii Goya'nin gravuru var (Sleep of Reason) ve ona referansla yapilan harika video calismasi, imza: siirsel videolarin buyuk ismi Bill Viola. Bir de Ingres'in Cherubini ve Ilham Perisi aklima geliyor, ilham bekleyen bir besteciyi resmettigi. Bir tane de benden. Studyoda ressam. Gerci resim de yok, resim sehpasi da. Kizin yanina bir sovale (bir kismi) kondurmustum ama sonrasinda o genis bosluk hosuma gitti, sildim. Pencerenin onundeki vazoyu, kaseyi, ve meshur portakali hatirladiniz herhalde! Kirmizi cok bagiriyor, biliyorum. Oyle geldi icimden...

"Orange on a Black Surface"

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So I did it too. Today I also joined to the crew of painters interested in fruit and food as a theme in their daily work. Never thought I was gonna do this. I am a person who is fond of human figures in her artwork. But lately I was following the growing demand for fruits in the art market. Surprisingly enough, surfing the artists' blogs or when visiting the dailypainters.com, I also enjoyed the subject so much lately. Same subject matter with different eyes, sensibilities and styles. Exciting.

It happened like this: Almost everday I get up craving for a certain color. I know it's strange. Scroll down to the previous paintings to see what I mean. Today it was orange. I had to use it, no choice. Sketched for compositions of interiors with human figures as usual, orange (color) became a couch, a sweat-shirt, a primary color of the light shining on a face... But all of a sudden I said, OK this is the day. Where else can you find an orange more than an orange? So here is it, hope you like it. (Black surface is my piano)

Sonunda ben de meyve-sebze cizen ressamlar kervanina katildim. Inanilir gibi degil. Resimlerinde insan figurunden ayrilmayan biri olarak belki de yapacagim en son seydi. Oldu. Son zamanlarda resim piyasasinda bu temaya olan ilgiyi saskin bakislarla izliyordum. Ama isin daha ilginc yani, dolastigim sitelerdeki calismalari ya da dailypainters.com'daki yanyana tekrar eden benzer temali eserleri de zevkle takibediyorum. Yani bir bakiyorsunuz, bes tane elma yanyana, hepsi ayri ressamdan! O kadar ilginc ki, her biri baska goruyor, baska hissediyor, farkli firca darbeleriyle yansitiyor...
Soyle oldu. Her sabah oldugu gibi bu sabah da bir renge "aserirken" uyandim: Turuncu! Atolyeye gittigimde karalamaya basladim, turuncu birinde bir koltuk oldu, birinde bir kazaga yansidi, birinde de yuze yansiyan isiktaki yogun renk oluverdi. Ama sonra bir an..."portakal" dedim, doganin en turuncu renginden daha iyi ne care olabilirdi bu renk acligina? Ilk "portakal" resmim iste boyle dogdu. Umarim begenirsiniz. Durdugu yuzey piyanomun ustu bu arada.

"Poetic Mind"

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Do you think I am a poetic type of painter? My answer is, not really. Generally, I say things directly in my paintings. Lately my colors also tend to turn bold in character. But today, look at this. Some sort of poetry I guess.
Sizin dusunceniz nedir bilmiyorum ama, ben cok da sair ruhlu bir ressam oldugumu sanmiyorum. Resimde soyleyeceklerimi tum netligiyle soyluyorum. Renklerim de hep daha kararli, hep daha parlaga dogru gidiyordu bir suredir. Bugun ama, boyle bir sey cikti birdenbire. Sanki biraz siir kokuyor gibi, ne dersiniz?

Weekly Delights

Once you stop writing, it goes like that, silence. Creating my gallery in the dailypainters.com site, I realized when all paintings put side by side with no distracting notes in between, it looks better like a real exhibition. So last week I said, fine, give a break, leave your thoughts aside, just show your paintings in your blog.

But...that's not me! I like sharing my inner thoughts and love getting feedback and comments. The interactiveness of the internet, how wonderful. By the way, I also have some great news for you. For technical (this is the word) reasons though, I can't tell what it is exactly-yet. A surprise. Starting the first week of the new year-hopefully, saturdays will be more fun. You may call it, weekly delights, added to my daily painting practice. Yet it's gonna be another challenge for me for sure. Wait and see ;)

I also want to leave a day in my blog for my favorite painters of the past and the present. I plan to add a painting and a couple of words about each. They deserve great admiration.

So, leaving three weeks behind already in this marathon, I must say I enjoy this working schedule so much. I've even started to enjoy the struggle of finding a theme. Now weekends are more fun wandering around, watching every detail of life with the eyes of an eagle, collecting themes for the coming days. It's unbelievable how differently I look to the world around me now. Perception of particular colors, awkward architectural elements, interest in light and shadows... All new for me, the new way of seeing.

Another week takes a start tomorrow. Wish me luck and thank you for coming back.

Insan yazmayinca yazmiyor. Dailypainters.com'daki galerimde (resmimi tikladiginizda zannedersem yonlendiriyor) tum resimleri yanyana, dikkat dagitici yazilar olmaksizin gormek hosuma gitti, bir sergi gibi. Ben de dedim ki, tamam bu hafta yazi olmasin, ardarda resimlerim olsun...

Olmadi. Cunku simdi anliyorum ki; ben icimi dokmekten zevk aliyorum, karsiliginda gelen mesajlar, yorumlar beni mutlu ediyor. Bu arada size bir mujdem var. Teknik sebeplerden dolayi hala netlesmedigi icin maalesef su an soyleyemeyecegim ama. Blogumda gunluk calismalarimin yaninda, haftalik surprizler de yapmayi dusunuyorum. Bana arti bir yuku olacagi kesin ve enerji sorunuyla nasil basederim bilmiyorum ama deneyecegim. Plan yeni yilin ilk haftasinda baslamak ve her cumartesi haftalik surprizleri devam ettirmek. Biraz sabir...

Bir de yine haftada bir gunu sevdigim ressamlara ayirmak istiyorum, resimlerini koyup bir iki de not dusebilirim belki. Iste boyle, kafamdaki bazi dusunceler.

Uc hafta ve 15 resmin ardindan diyebilirim ki, bu isi sevdim. Son zamanlarda konu arama stresi bile bir zevk halini aldi sanki. Haftasonlari sehirde dolasip, her seye baska gozle bakiyorum. Belirli renklerin beni kendine cektigini gormek, farkli mimari ya da formal elemanlara olan ilgimi kesfetmek, isik ve golgelerle daha kisisel iletisim kurdugumu farketmek benim icin yeni seyler. Baska turlu bakiyorum artik dunyaya galiba, ilginc.

Yarin yeni bir hafta basliyor, bana iyi sanslar, bakalim bu hafta neler cikacak? Ugradiginiz icin tesekkurler!

"Still-life"

$100

Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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"The Painter"

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"Color Seller"

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Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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Feeling a bit sick today, couldn't spend long hours at the easel, colors were there to heal and to refresh myself.

Yorgun ve hasta gibiyim. Hizli bir yagliboya resim. Kendimi iyilestirmek ve tazelemek icin renklere daldim...

I am on dailypainters.com!!

My paintings will be on www.dailypainters.com starting from today! It's a great site founded by the efforts of Micah Condon, an artist himself. You'll see dozens of daily paintings done by great artists. Check it out! I also have a link in the sidebar.
Mujde! Resimlerim www.dailypainters.com'da! Desteginizin meyvasini aldim ve dun siteye kabul edildim. Linklerde de ulasabileceginiz sayfada onlarca ressamin gunluk calismalarini takibedebilirsiniz. Sitede tek Turk'um. Ayrica Turkiye'de gunluk blog-maratonuna girisen ilk kisiyim galiba. Devamini bekliyorum!

"Cafe Red"

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Do you think he is ever gonna show up? Or maybe she doesn't even wait for him any more. Had to finish it quick. I have 10 guests for dinner tonight! So up to the kitchen. I like this color. Wish I were having a drink in the Cafe Red...
Kirmiziyi yiyecektim neredeyse bugun. Son dakikada tuvalde kullanmaya karar verdim! Aksam yemege on kisi bekliyorum. Kaciyorum...

"Boogie-Woogie Bus-Stop"

About eBay

My first five paintings in the auction will be available for two more days now (pls check the end time on the site). You can find detailed info on the site or email any type of question (about eBay, bidding, payment&shipment details, etc) to my address. Thanks for your interest in my blog and paintings!

Ilk bes resmimi pazartesi gunune kadar eBay acikarttirma sitesinde ziyaret edebilirsiniz. Satis pazartesi sabahi erken saatlerde son buluyor. Gelen maillerden eBayle ilgili bazi sorular olabilecegi anlasiliyor. eBay sitesiyle, acik arttirma sistemiyle, guvenlikle, satisla ve kargo ile ilgili ve tabii ki resimlerle ilgili sorularinizi lutfen mail adresime iletin. Ben de eBay'de yeniyim, ancak dersimi iyi calistigimi zannediyorum. Seve seve cevaplarim.

Simdi gelecek hafta icin malzeme toplamaya...

"The Stairs"

$100

Oil on canvas/18x24cm

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One more Friday, the last day of my second "a-painting-a-day" practice. Wow! Ten paintings already. Some are good, some are better. I won't say I have bad paintings here. The-positive- effort spent makes anything good for me. But of course you can scale it :)

I know that the result may vary, and I don't expect a comparison between a one-a-day painting and other time-spent paintings. But I am after development, I wish this working schedule will anticipate even better practices in the next days. Hope you are enjoying them.

This is the very narrow old Istanbul street with stairs next to my atelier.

Bir Cuma gunu daha, ikinci "her gun bir resim" haftamin son gunu. Inanilir gibi degil, simdiden on resim bitti. Nitelikleri daha onemli tabii ki. Ama verilen bu emegin karsiligi ortaya cikan her sey benim icin bir puan. En azindan calisiyorum ve her resimde yeni birseyler de ogreniyorum.

Her gun resim yapinca insan iddialarindan, buyuk beklentilerden arinmak durumunda. Onemli olan, her gun yapilan resmin bu yolculukta ne anlama geldigi, ne kadar bir gelisim icerdigi. Istegim her yaptigim resmin, daha iyi, daha basarili calismalar icin bir adim olusturmasi. Umarim siz de bu yolculugu izlemekten zevk aliyorsunuzdur.

Resmettigim sokak, dar ve merdivenli eski bir Istanbul sokagi, atolyemin yanindaki sokak.