Showing posts with label istanbul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label istanbul. Show all posts

Thursday, February 15, 2007

"Waiting for the Minibus"

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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...

Saturday, January 13, 2007

"Tabletalk"

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Sorry for the 4-day break in my routine. Sometimes you just cannot fix things quickly. But I am back. Maiden's Tower again. This time the interior. A cup coffee in a winter morning, nice view, nice chat.

Bir sure -mecburi- rutinden ayrildim. Umarim her sey yolunda gider de, hergun1resim'e hakettigi sekilde devam ederim yine. Bir kez daha Kiz Kulesi. Bu sefer ici. Bir kis sabahinda sicak bir kahve, sicak bir sohbet.

Monday, January 08, 2007

"Maiden's Tower"

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When I am practising the piano, I see the Maiden's Tower reflecting on the shiny surface of my piano. Wonderful to enjoy that view. I never thought painting it though. Don't know why. Maybe because I was not fond of landscapes or cityscapes as much as the figure paintings-before. Or maybe it felt kinda too touristic as a subject matter.

We were there -for the first time- yesterday. It took only took five min.s maybe less by boat. We went up to see the Bosphorus panorama first, beautiful. Then we had a great lunch at the first floor restaurant. I really enjoyed the interior. It had sharp lights coming in from tiny windows and creating dramatic Rembrandt effects inside. It was a lovely day, romantic, too. Then...today I found myself doing the last thing I could expect, painting the Maiden's Tower.

Piyano calisirken piyanoma yansiyan manzara Kiz Kulesi. Seyrine doyulmaz bir manzara, piyanoyla gecirilen daha uzun saatler. Ama hic bir zaman resmini yapmayi dusunmedigim bir konu ayni zamanda. Belki manzara resmine cok da merakli olmadigim icin-onceden; ya da belki konu olarak cok turistik geldigi icin bana. Bilinmez.

Haftasonu gittik Kiz Kulesi'ne, ilk kez! Tekneyle kisa bir yolculuk, girer girmez ust kat, harika bir manzara. Sonra asagida harika bir yemek. Kucuk pencerelerden gelen isik, icerde oyle dramatik efektler yaratiyordu ki, bayildim. Cok guzel bir gundu, romantika. Ve sonra, iste bugun, Kiz Kulesi'ni yaparken buldum kendimi.

Thursday, January 04, 2007

"The Tram"

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After a couple of days without any paintings done, here I am, back at work. First of all, I wish you all the best for the new year. I was in Ankara in the new year's eve. It was freezing there! Today we arrived in Istanbul and such a warm lovely winter day here. So another Istanbul painting. The tram in Kadikoy (Chalcedon) and a man breathing fresh winter air, enjoying the good weather. Done on oval board. A different experience for me.

Bayram, yilbasi, yolculuk, ziyaret derken resimsiz gecen bir kac gunun ardindan tekrar rutine donuyorum. Yilbasini Ankara'daydik, sevdigim sehir ama buzz gibiydi. Istanbul ise harika, sicacik surpriz bir kis havasi karsiladi bizi bugun. O zaman bir tramvay, Kadikoy-Moda hatti. Bankta tatli-serin kis havasini icine ceken bir adam. Oval tual. Her zamankinden biraz daha buyuk bir ebat (24x30), ilk defa oval yuzeye resim yaptim.

Kutlayamamistim. Kutluyorum: Harika bir yil gecirin, saglikli, mutlu, huzurlu...

Friday, December 01, 2006

"The Stairs"

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Oil on canvas/18x24cm
If you'd like to purchase this painting, please send an email to yapincakokyar@yahoo.com
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.

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

"The Bosphorus"

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The curtains of each and every house facing Bosphorus are almost almays left open. While residents enjoy the unbelievably beautiful view, vice versa happens, the Bosphorus watches them at the same time. All secrets revealed. Discussions, passionate moments and so on. No good to take it for granted.
Now I know where I am leading. Composition, photographic angles, conteurs, lights and shadows... Never in my life, I finished two paintings in a row. So had no chance to see what was going on, where actually I was leading. I think now it shows a bit. Let's see what comes next.
The worst thing is to find a theme. And no time to search for it. Painful in need of a large surface color, the blue became the sea, the sea became Bosphorus, the other formal elements followed easily. I feel like now I am making more out of abstract approach. But never eliminating figures.
Bogaz'a bakan tum evlerde perdeler aciktir. Onlar Bogaz'i seyrederken, Bogaz da o evlerde olup bitenleri seyreder. Bogaz'a sirlarini verir tum sakinler; kavgalar, asklar onun gozleri onunde yasanir. Alismamak gerek, sirtini donmemek gerek bu guzellige. Cok siirsellesiyorum hayirdir:)
Gidisatim belli oldu, kompozisyon, acilar, konturler, golgeler, isiklar... Hayatimin hic bir doneminde-kucuk ressam Yapincak'i saymazsak, iki gun ardarda resim yapmadim. Coook gunler arayla resim yaptim, onun icin gidisatim, ilgi agirligim nerelerde belli olmadi hic izleyene. Galiba simdi bir seyleri ele veriyorum. Bekleyecegiz, gorecegiz, bu yolculuk nereye goturecek.
Konu bulmak en buyuk sikinti. Malzeme toplamaya ise vakit yok. Genis bir renk lekesi ihtiyaci ile kivranirken, mavi leke, Bogaz oldu, gerisi cabuk doldu. Dikkat ediyorum, konu mazeret; soyut yaklasim, sevdigim figurlere donusuyor.

Friday, November 24, 2006

"Friday Painting"

Today, the last day of my first "a-painting-a-day" week. I am exhausted. Besides, I had some other duties for today as well. So I arrived my studio pretty late, did some sketches and started a painting. But it turned out that I didn't enjoy it much. Actually I did but overworked on it, so it became a bit stiff and too controlled. So...this one is the one I did leaving the other aside. A quick oil painting, like a sketch. Uncontrolled and expressive, I call it the "Friday painting". Hope you enjoy it.
At the weekend I am planning to share my thoughts about "a-painting-a-day" practice. Please come back.
Bugün "her gün bir resim"in ilk haftasının son günü. Yorgunluğum tarif edilemez. Üzerimden tır geçmiş gibi. Rüyamda resim yapıyorum, kalkınca konu arıyorum... Bugün yeni bir resme başladım, ve çok iyi gelişti ama maalesef durmayı bilemedim. Resimde önemli bir nokta. Fazla kontrollü göründü gözüme ve geriye dönüş çok zor olacaktı. Onu bir kenar bırakıp, yukardaki resmi yaptım. Çok çok kısa bir sürede, ilkinin aksine kontrolsüz ve coşkuyla çalıştım. Diğerlerinden farklı bu resmin adı "Cuma Resmi" olsun.
Haftasonu "her gün bir resim" çalışmalarıyla ilgili bir kaç düşüncemi yazmayı planlıyorum. Görüşmek üzere.