Belki de bu, aşkın sonbaharıdır Perhaps this is the autumn of love

 İzmir, Turkey.

Watercolor, 7”x5” $100

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This painting was born out of my desire to try out a few new watercolor paints I had just received. One of them was olive green, with which I've been familiar for a long time, but which I'd not yet tried in my new favorite brand, M. Graham's watercolors. The other, also from M. Graham's, was one whose name I just couldn't resist: ultramarine pink. Eager to try my new tubes of paint, I looked for a subject to incorporate them both.

The olive green is as juicy and strong as I knew it to be, with the added advantage of M. Graham's slow drying properties (if you're like me and sometimes forget to cover your palette, these paints are very forgiving). The ultramarine pink is a very pretty color, but very heavy on the binder, and doesn't flow the way ultramarine blue does. It feels a little oily. That was a disappointment, but in diluted washes, like I used here, I think it is quite nice.

Ana cadde - Main street

Demirköy/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor, 10"x8"  $250

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Photo reference courtesy of Ahmet Sürücü. Thanks Ahmet.

Again, I exercised considerable artistic license with this scene. There were cars and taxis parked on the left, which I moved out of sight, and the dog, Paşa, was imported from another photo. I wanted to focus on the peaceful atmosphere of a misty autumn morning, in a town that could be anyone's hometown, but happens to be Demirköy in Turkey's northwestern province of Kırklareli. I never visited it in person, but I think the atmosphere is universal enough that you can feel yourself there, as I did.

Luna

Watercolor, 5"x5" $100

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Luna's favorite spot is a chair in my studio, from where she supervises my work between naps. In the afternoon sunlight, her black fur glows with reflected colors from surrounding surfaces.

Kara bulutları kaldır aradan Make these black clouds go away İğneada series #6

İğneada/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor sketch, 7"x5" $100

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Photo reference courtesy of Ahmet Sürücü. Thanks Ahmet.

Burası sensiz şimdi - Here without you now İğneada series #5

İğneada/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor sketch, 5"x7" $100

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Photo reference courtesy of Ahmet Sürücü. Thanks Ahmet.

Maziyi seyret - Behold the past

Watercolor, 11"x15" $500

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I took a few liberties with this scene. The white house at the end of the alley has been restored in recent years. The brand-new roof looked a little stark and out of place to me, so I put the old roof back on. Also, I wanted to show the hills in the distance to provide a sense of space, though in reality they are not visible from this point of view.

Limana giriş - Entrance to the harbor İğneada series #4

İğneada/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor, 15"x11" $500

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Photo reference courtesy of Ahmet Sürücü. Thanks Ahmet.

Dalgakıran - Breakwater İğneada series #3

İğneada/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor, 15"x11" $500

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Franklin Parkında sonbahar Autumn in Franklin Park

Watercolor, 5"x7"

The park looked beautiful in autumn colors when I drove by there the other day, so I parked the car to walk around and take some photos.

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İğneada'da günbatımı - Sunset in İğneadaİğneada series #2

İğneada/Kırklareli/Turkey
Watercolor, 7"x5" $120

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Photo reference courtesy of Ahmet Sürücü. Thanks Ahmet.

Marmara'da günbatımı - Sunset in Marmara

Watercolor, 7"x5" $120

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Denize doğru - Towards the sea İğneada series #1

Watercolor, 10"x8" $240

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Many thanks to my friend Ahmet Sürücü for the reference photo that inspired this watercolor landscape.
The location is the town of İğneada in the province of Kırklareli, Turkey.