New watercolor painting, "In the past".

New watercolor painting, "In the past".

The final piece in the watercolor series I was working on has been completed. This work is the final chapter of the previous exploration of the Altamira murals. This year, I began creating works inspired by the Altamira cave paintings.

​There are a total of 7 related pictures. I am grateful to have been the source of inspiration for my first Altamira and to be able to finish it.

​With these works, I have completed my exploration of turning inspiration into visible form. I also learned when it was better to go further and when it was better to stop. It is important to discover this point when drawing. By drawing, I explored the joy that painting itself brings. If you are not immersed in the joy of the painting itself, it will become overly complicated or arrogant. Pictures like this do not provide comfort to others. I want to draw pictures that make others feel comfortable, even if they are not enough, rather than pictures that make people say 'Wow'. However, to paint something like this, the artist himself must feel comfortable while drawing. You have to let go of the desire to draw well and the foolish thoughts of seeking recognition from others. This is understandable in theory, but when actually drawing, it becomes a difficult task. If this limitation can be overcome, it will probably become a historic painting that will remain in art history for a long time. All artists want their work to last forever. So sometimes we compete, get frustrated, explore, experiment and try. However, while painting, I think that everything may be like one big flow, and the artist can just play around in the painting. So, I'm trying to focus on this 'pleasure'. And for this, I draw a picture of my day every day. My work after Altamira is to achieve the most enjoyable, easy and comfortable drawing style through it.