Tuesday, February 27, 2007

"Man in Yellow Jacket"

Back to my favorite subject: people. Still-lives, landscapes, cityscapes, all are fun. But figure paintings or portraits have always been my biggest interest. Either when enjoying other artists' paintings or painting figures myself... There is no clue about surrounding interior here. I'll tell you, this is a scene from Sirkeci ferry which connects Uskudar (in Asia part of Istanbul) to the Historical Peninsula (Europe side). Fethi and I sometimes just take this boat and go have a dinner in one of the nice little restaurants there, feeling like tourists in the city where we live. This is a quick oil painting done inspired by a photo taken in that boat. After doing this painting, I decided to do a portrait of Fethi-if I can ever make him pose for me, this time spending enough time for details and taking the resemblance issue serious!

Tekrar en sevdigim konu: Insan! Bir suredir ardarda sehir manzarasi ve naturmort yaptim izlediyseniz. Zevkli calismalar ama iste figur baska. Baska sanatcilarin eserlerine bakarken de en cok ilgimi ceken bu tur zaten... Bu resimde mekanla ilgili bir kopya yok. Soyleyeyim, resim Sirkeci vapurunda cekilmis komik bir fotograftan ilhamla ortaya cikti. Fethi'yle bazen cikip Sultanahmet'e gidiyoruz, orada turist gibi dolasip, minik restoranlarda yemek yiyoruz. Iste bu da oyle bir gece oncesi yapilan kisa deniz yolculugundan. Resmi bitirdikten sonra benzetme konusunu daha ciddiye alarak (!) Fethi'nin bir de portresini yapmaya karar verdim-tabii bana poz verirse ancak; cunku kolay is degil, sabir isi.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

"Waiting for the Minibus"

SOLD

Another Istanbul street scene in another beautiful winter day (Have a look at the similar scene I painted-if you haven't before: "The Tram"). Crowded Baghdad Street, people going shopping, people with babies, people just wandering around enjoying the sun. When you want to go back home though, it's hard to find a spare seat in a minibus.

Bir Istanbul sehir manzarasi daha, yine guzel bir gun, bu sefer "Tramvay" yerine, basrolde minibus. Kalabalik Bagdat caddesi; alisveris yapanlar, bebekli anne-babalar, guzel havanin tadini cikaran haftasonu keyifcileri. Ama eve donmeye gelince vakit, minibuste yer bulmak zor iste, bekle de bekle...

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

"Three Buddies"


$100

Oil on canvas/ 18x24cm (7"x9.4")

If you'd like to purchase this painting, please send a mail to yapincakokyar@yahoo.com

Friday, February 02, 2007

"Bunch of Bananas"

$100

Oil on canvas/ 18x24cm (7"x9.4")

If you'd like to purchase this painting, please send a mail to yapincakokyar@yahoo.com

My Wonderful Excuse

I cheated, I admit. Lately I couldn't paint daily as I promised -and actually did- before. Well, I have an excuse. A big one :) Better to tell it quick: I am expecting a baby! Moms know, in the beginning, you really feel tired, powerless. I fighted, but no, the bed won, I slept so many hours and skipped days without painting. Later energy kind of came back but then I got worried about the smell, the smell of paints and turps. Asked my doctor, told me to work with a medical mask. Believe me not easy, so I skipped some more days. It's sad to realize the decrease in the number of visitors when I don't paint daily. The truth is painting is the biggest joy of my life nowadays and I really want to keep it up. So I think I'm getting back to my old routine, so please join me in this journey again. I am hoping to welcome you everyday with a new painting here. Thanks for visiting!

Sozumde durmadim, her gun bir resim dedim, son gunlerde atladim. Ama buyuk bir mazeretim var: Hamileyim! Mujdeyi veremedim bunca zamandir, kolay degil, heyecanlaniyorum :) Anneler bilir, baslangicta buyuk yorgunluk oluyor; ne kadar savassam da uykuya yenildim, resimsiz gunler gecti. Sonra enerji biraz geri dondu, bu sefer kokulardan korktum, yagliboya kokusundan, tinerden. Doktoruma sordum, maskeyle calis dedi. Nasil zor anlatamam, bir kac gun de boyle gecti. O arada ziyaretci sayimin azaldigini gormek uzdu tabii, her gun resim yapmayinca, her gun ziyaretci gelmiyormus. Resim yaptikca mutluyum, devam edebilmek en buyuk arzum. Simdi biraz rutine girdim sanki. Bundan boyle yine sizi her gun yeni bir resimle karsilamak istiyorum. Ugradiginiz icin cok tesekkurler! (Kucuk bebek henuz bir limon kadarmis bu arada :)