PRINTS of my painting “ruby” will be available April 24th at alpayefe.com (first come, first serve), and to everyone who actually watched the video till the end… good luck 😁😉
You are a genius and a philosopher , your soul is strong & firmly expressing itself through you Alpay....your art is on it's own, distinctly Efe. From one soul to another...I love your work & mind
I don't know why, but I found this video amazing and hilarious. I've been an artist for going on 40ish years and married for about 25. And still when I start a new piece my wife will come into the studio to see a few sketches tossed to the side, a half-painted piece in the corner, and an empty piece of paper in front of me with maybe a guideline or two, and say, "you're not done? What have you been doing the last two hours?" Watching the creative struggle of other artists in order to find the "right" composition, color, lighting, etc. just brings sarcastic joy to my heart, hahaha.
@ Lucas Black Yes, I can identify with that, having the painting in front of me, and then getting up and doing something else, going back several times to paint a bit here and there, not liking it, going back an hour later and so on, ad infinitum!!:D
I always felt guilty for “wasting” time on the preparation, as if time not painting was time procrastinating! It’s great to hear about your process and how much time it actually takes to plan a great painting. Thank you 😊
Same here. I feel like I “wasted” my weekend by not painting even one stroke, but what I did was take reference photos, decided what I’ll paint next, then prepared the perfect canvas, and purchased the paints I’ll need. All this was necessary and I’m glad to be reminded of this.
Such a cool painting. And yes, as an artist you go through so much more effort than just "drawing". Having good reference photos or even creating them in the first place plays already such a huge factor. Doesn't matter if you draw flowers or faces, you need reference, reference and more reference
I always use a photo or picture as a reference, thought that it meant that I had no imagination/ creative ability, as I couldn't just start painting onto a canvas straight away!!
It’s just amazing to see how much preparation there’s before even starting the first brush stroke, so what’s “behind the scene” is a lot more time consuming than people would think of, and that’s actually also a kind of art. Keep up your good work.
I love the thick, luscious brushstrokes that have thousands of hours of practice behind them. When you said in a previous video that you did paintings for a dismal $100 just to get your career going, I was like wow, he’s really dedicated and willing to start at rock bottom to work his way up to the top. And look at where you are now-incredibly skilled and still working. Honestly it’s inspiring!
I’m a tattoo artist in Australia and although we’re from different parts of the art world you’ve taught me so much about realism, I honestly am so very grateful you chose to show you art of this platform and express the ins and outs of an artists mind aswell as letting us know we’re not alone in feeling crazy haha thank you for all that you are 🤩🙏👏
Every time you upload a video, I always think about how a lot of what you say can be applied to other kinds of art. I’m not a painter, but as a writer, I find so many of your points relatable. Doing a creative thing professionally is a lot more than just creating. Thank you for sharing the process behind this painting-it’s beautiful as always!
It's refreshing to see the whole process of deciding what to paint and how to get there. We often get caught up in the painting itself and the skill it takes to produce said work of art. Thank you.
I really vibe with your comparison of a artist vs a professional artist. I find that when I take extra care in my art process, even when doodling and having fun, I end up with a end result that I really like. I find that sometimes if I jump into something, head empty, I end up with something I don’t really like and I feel disappointed (as if I wasted my time, which probably isn’t necessarily true but the feeling is still valid). Learning how to balance prep work and intuition for any project is a very important skill and every creative should try and find out what ratio works best for them and their process
I love this paining! It reminds me of my mom, she loves roses and used to keep them past their fresh date, in the slight wilt that you beautifully captured. Once, I started pulling them apart when they were in this state, littering flower petals in vases and bowls around the kitchen and dinning room. i even put a flower in her hair. The smile she had on her face while she cooked dinner. The dried petals stayed there months after i left to university. She loved having them around to remind her of me now that i wasn’t home anymore. Thank you for reminding me of such beautiful memories.
I’ll never forget working on a still life that had a lot of symbolic meaning about a difficult point in my life. I had spent days arranging it, photographing it, switching up elements, and it never fit quite right. Then finally, I set something up, took the picture, and when I saw it I burst into tears. It can take A LOT of fussing about, but when it clicks, it is an incredible experience.
Happy birthday!!! Wishing you the best in life. You are an amazing artist, and I've learned so much from you, thank you. I love the flower painting and the colors you choose. I often feel like those flowers, very moving. Enjoy your birthday today!!
Thanks for this video Alpay. The prep time is huge isn't it, all the thinking about it, gathering everything together and setting it up is so time consuming and all the while you're thinking about the final product. Such a journey for every painting.
Your roses are so beautiful. I Learn a lot watching your videos and how you paint. Behind the scenes videos are my fave, gives the viewers a chance to see what it really takes. Nicely done Alpay.
Happy birthday Alpay!! You're an absolutely inspiring artist that cease to amaze us younger artists generation. As an IBDP art student, I can definitely relate to the process making and recording of the artwork being a crucial and tedious part but can certainly be enjoyable.
Thank you for explaining it is more than just “making a pretty picture”, there is so muuuuch more involvement in the conception and planning processes before even getting to a finished piece 🎨 And Happy Birthday 🥳
Just wanted to thank you for inspiring me to start drawing and painting. I've started drawing a portrait a day and I'm suprised at how good of a start I've had at it. I never would have found that if I hadn't of found your channel. I'm going to start the journey of painting in the coming weeks. Thanks again!
Love how you talked about the WHOLE prosses of painting. Love the colours that you use and the composition of it all. Another amazing video! Keep it up and God bless.
SO TRUE, everything you have ever learned is in every brushstroke and purposeful drip. You don’t just come across perfectly imperfect wilted roses in moody lighting. Appreciate your sharing so much 🤗🌟💗
Been watching your videos for a while now, I like your down-to-earth approach and the fact that you focus on the mindset rather than the technical details.
One of my fondest memories with a previous art mentor was that he said… That once you find that ‘thing’ you’re interested in. Make sure that you thoroughly research all that you can before creating the work. Then after that you can keep creating.” Even though I haven’t found that thing yet. I still continue to keep that in mind whenever I gravitate to an idea/s. This video is a great example of what he was trying to explain to me.
Your art is always such a joy to see created! And your "Have a good one" makes me giddy and I have to smile at the end of each video. Happy birthday, Alpay!
This is a gorgeous still life - I like that it’s the middle of the life of the roses; still has colour, but clearly beginning to wilt and begin the process of decay. Anyways, happy belated, thank you again for such honesty and education in your videos, and wishing you well.
You are so truthful. It is not easy to create a radom artwork, needless to say a professional piece. When someone say doing an artwork and putting it onto RUclips is effortless, I get irritated. Thanks so much for speaking up for artist, the professional way. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤❤❤
I appreciate your sharing your knowledge & experience. Listening to your videos while I paint, has changed my trajectory. I was getting pulled into more & more realism & not valuing the unique things of how I already see & make art. You’ve helped me get my confidence back, to stop comparing my work to traditional painters (although I value what I have learned) & to just be myself/ believe in my work. Thank you!
So true! As an artist whose starting out I understand the work that comes out is just the tip of the iceberg, not the whole. Thank you for your videos. I learn a lot from them everytime i watch one.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm not a professional artist but It's always nice to hear you're not the only one that is too "verpeilt" to get their reference photos "just right" the first time around just to end up using exactly those first pics. Very relatable.
How you explain things 100% hits the nail on the head! There is SO much more behind a pice of art other than just the finished product. Thanks for the great video 🙂
You just so expertly capture "detail through simplicity"! It's crazy how many paintings and brush strokes go into the PRACTICE of mastering how to create detail through leaving brush strokes out, not smoothing out brush strokes, and learning to leave things alone! BEAUTIFUL!
Happy Birthday Alpay. Most people have no idea of the amount of work and preparation that goes into making a painting. They just see the final result and don't think about what it takes to get there. Thank you for talking about the behind-the-scenes things that we, who are trying to be Artists, are mostly never told about. That you can make it look so effortless just shows how much you do put into your work and I'm very impressed how your paintings speak to so many.
Alles gute nachträglich! I am more a silent viewer for already over a year. But I really learned so much from your videos and what effort and time it actually takes to come up with ideas in general for those paintings. It shows me that you are an serious painter who loves, care and thinking a lot about his art and not just randomly throw some paint on a canvas. These qualities makes an artist who really stands out for me as an inspiring example. After my apprenticeship exams I really want to dive in more into practicing art. At least I write down every idea for future paintings. Hopefully I can implement these ideas when I am finally able to start in my small art school in my hometown again
Love the fact that the whole video is about parts of the process we don’t see and you have beautiful b-role going that no doubt had a tone of effort put into it that we won’t see. Trying to grapple with the patience needed for this concept myself and just keep reminding myself of the extreme examples like The Mona Lisa and the years of fiddling Da Vinci had in preparation of the concept.
OMG, I needed to hear this so much today, thank you! I do so many of those things and then beat myself up for them thinking that professional artists are more straight forward in their process.
I enjoy watching your process and love how you translate what you see onto the canvas. As a newbie who is rediscovering my childhood love for art, I am learning to embrace just what you said, there is so much prep work involved before you even put pencil or paint to paper or canvas 💙
It's cool to see something as seemingly normal as a flower painting shown in such an interesting way. Great to see the process of how you create something like this!
I begun my life painting and drawing. When I was 5 I was winning city competitions amongst children... My life took me to all kinds of challenges and routs, other than the life of an artist. This year I can finally do what I always wanted to do - paint! starting from A and feeling invigorated and alive again! So much to express and so little time to do it all. To all artists by heart - IT IS NEVER TOO LATE ! And to you Alpay - Thank you for your inspiring words and videos!
Yep! So much more than just sitting down with a blank canvas. Thank you for putting that out there. It can be the hardest part, especially trying to video it all for social media too! Lovely piece and well worth the effort.
Love everything about this video; process story, prep work, artist advice, work ethic, subject matter, but, most of all, the final result. Happy Birthday to you!
This is such a small bit of insight in to the HUGE process of what a piece can take, thank you for showing it!! I think it’d help for more people to be aware of what goes in to art.
Thank you so much Alpay for making all these amazing videos for us. I have been binge watching your channel for nearly a week now and have learned so much from you that my painting style has completely changed. Which is good, because I never liked it before! It actually stopped me from painting altogether due to constant disappointment. Your rants and tangents are really what has expanded my artistic vision, more so than any other "traditional" painting tutorials, videos, documentaries, etc. The world truly looks different now - soft and nuanced and layered, the same way that I have always felt it but never been able to see or capture. You have also helped me see the value of sketches and trials - no materials are "wasted" if the final piece is exactly what I feel it should be. Herzlichen Dank!
Happy Bday! And thanks for your videos! It is important to think and have a concept in mind before starting to paint. And yes, practice makes genius. Love your work, and the serenity that your videos bring.
Lovely painting, as always. And the workshop filled with so many roses in different stages of withering - that was SO beautiful and romantic in a strange 19th-century kind of way. But that's what your art is about, isn't it. The fresh and contemporary meets the old and traditional.
Thanks for explaining how a professional does art. Having lots of bad habits and wonderings which I'm slowly correcting them. Awesome being able to watch this!!
It's awesome, I love your work! I wake up today and there was a new video. Thank you for those. They inspire me for the day. I have today off and I'm working on my first portrait oil painting. And of course I picked a harder one than I realized. I'm going to finish it because I still think I can learn from painting certain things from it.
I think that my favorite part of your videos is the straight forward way you approach the subject. Realistic, and thoughtful advice and of course ~ Your voice is very appealing! I love your artistic style, and your color palette too. Thanks very much for allowing us into your studio! Oh, and Happy Unbirthday!!!
Hey Alpay, love your work, your little rants and explanations of how you start a painting, they make me want to paint too, even though I rarely do. Anyways, happy birthday, have a lovely day.
Now that I am painting full time for 2 months now, I have noticed I spend twice the time on my reference photos (and can take twice as many), I thought I could do more work now that I have time, but it's only slightly more but with more focus and quality. I appreciate all your attentions to details, the effort comes through in your work. and PS - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Thank you so much for making this video! I tend to feel guilty about the amount of time I spend on prep work and technique exploration. I think social media has led people to believe that artists just plop down and produce paintings, without giving them an accurate view of what is involved. It's so refreshing to see artists share all of the work that is involved before a brush is picked up. Thank you again 💚
PRINTS of my painting “ruby” will be available April 24th at alpayefe.com (first come, first serve), and to everyone who actually watched the video till the end… good luck 😁😉
😉
You are a genius and a philosopher , your soul is strong & firmly expressing itself through you Alpay....your art is on it's own, distinctly Efe. From one soul to another...I love your work & mind
Happy birthday Alpay 🎂 🥳 🎉 🎈 🎁
Beautiful piece!
your backgrounds are so mega boring
I don't know why, but I found this video amazing and hilarious. I've been an artist for going on 40ish years and married for about 25. And still when I start a new piece my wife will come into the studio to see a few sketches tossed to the side, a half-painted piece in the corner, and an empty piece of paper in front of me with maybe a guideline or two, and say, "you're not done? What have you been doing the last two hours?" Watching the creative struggle of other artists in order to find the "right" composition, color, lighting, etc. just brings sarcastic joy to my heart, hahaha.
@ Lucas Black Yes, I can identify with that, having the painting in front of me, and then getting up and doing something else, going back several times to paint a bit here and there, not liking it, going back an hour later and so on, ad infinitum!!:D
How do you earn money painting?
I always felt guilty for “wasting” time on the preparation, as if time not painting was time procrastinating! It’s great to hear about your process and how much time it actually takes to plan a great painting. Thank you 😊
Same here. I feel like I “wasted” my weekend by not painting even one stroke, but what I did was take reference photos, decided what I’ll paint next, then prepared the perfect canvas, and purchased the paints I’ll need. All this was necessary and I’m glad to be reminded of this.
Thats why she'd be called, "the rolling pin" 🤣🤣🤣
Seems like quite a bit of time can be saved by deliberate planning.
Such a cool painting. And yes, as an artist you go through so much more effort than just "drawing". Having good reference photos or even creating them in the first place plays already such a huge factor. Doesn't matter if you draw flowers or faces, you need reference, reference and more reference
I always use a photo or picture as a reference, thought that it meant that I had no imagination/ creative ability, as I couldn't just start painting onto a canvas straight away!!
It’s just amazing to see how much preparation there’s before even starting the first brush stroke, so what’s “behind the scene” is a lot more time consuming than people would think of, and that’s actually also a kind of art. Keep up your good work.
Glad to see more artists showing the full process, it's not just painting. Well done!
I love the thick, luscious brushstrokes that have thousands of hours of practice behind them. When you said in a previous video that you did paintings for a dismal $100 just to get your career going, I was like wow, he’s really dedicated and willing to start at rock bottom to work his way up to the top. And look at where you are now-incredibly skilled and still working. Honestly it’s inspiring!
I’m a tattoo artist in Australia and although we’re from different parts of the art world you’ve taught me so much about realism, I honestly am so very grateful you chose to show you art of this platform and express the ins and outs of an artists mind aswell as letting us know we’re not alone in feeling crazy haha thank you for all that you are 🤩🙏👏
Wow! Your reference photo process is quite complex! Amazing attention to detail.
Every time you upload a video, I always think about how a lot of what you say can be applied to other kinds of art. I’m not a painter, but as a writer, I find so many of your points relatable. Doing a creative thing professionally is a lot more than just creating. Thank you for sharing the process behind this painting-it’s beautiful as always!
It's refreshing to see the whole process of deciding what to paint and how to get there. We often get caught up in the painting itself and the skill it takes to produce said work of art. Thank you.
This was really helpful. I always struggled with my art process and always thought I was taking too long to actually start the painting. Thank you!
I really vibe with your comparison of a artist vs a professional artist. I find that when I take extra care in my art process, even when doodling and having fun, I end up with a end result that I really like. I find that sometimes if I jump into something, head empty, I end up with something I don’t really like and I feel disappointed (as if I wasted my time, which probably isn’t necessarily true but the feeling is still valid). Learning how to balance prep work and intuition for any project is a very important skill and every creative should try and find out what ratio works best for them and their process
I love this paining! It reminds me of my mom, she loves roses and used to keep them past their fresh date, in the slight wilt that you beautifully captured. Once, I started pulling them apart when they were in this state, littering flower petals in vases and bowls around the kitchen and dinning room. i even put a flower in her hair. The smile she had on her face while she cooked dinner. The dried petals stayed there months after i left to university. She loved having them around to remind her of me now that i wasn’t home anymore. Thank you for reminding me of such beautiful memories.
I love the purposeful "unfinished" marks that contrast the fine detail. It's awesome and inspiring!
hello derek, How are you doing?
I’ll never forget working on a still life that had a lot of symbolic meaning about a difficult point in my life. I had spent days arranging it, photographing it, switching up elements, and it never fit quite right. Then finally, I set something up, took the picture, and when I saw it I burst into tears. It can take A LOT of fussing about, but when it clicks, it is an incredible experience.
I love this channel! Alpay Efe is the reason I returned to make art after 14 years, thanks for the inspiration!!!
love the sharpness you create at the start with the big strokes from which you build up the painting
Happy birthday!!! Wishing you the best in life. You are an amazing artist, and I've learned so much from you, thank you. I love the flower painting and the colors you choose. I often feel like those flowers, very moving. Enjoy your birthday today!!
Happy Birthday Alpay!! Thank you for sharing your work!
Thanks for this video Alpay. The prep time is huge isn't it, all the thinking about it, gathering everything together and setting it up is so time consuming and all the while you're thinking about the final product. Such a journey for every painting.
Your roses are so beautiful. I Learn a lot watching your videos and how you paint. Behind the scenes videos are my fave, gives the viewers a chance to see what it really takes. Nicely done Alpay.
I have tried this "simple" effortless look to painting and it is so hard! I've struggled with achieving that exact look, but this looks great!
Love the way you painted the surface tension of the water in the vase
Happy birthday Alpay!! You're an absolutely inspiring artist that cease to amaze us younger artists generation. As an IBDP art student, I can definitely relate to the process making and recording of the artwork being a crucial and tedious part but can certainly be enjoyable.
My daughter loves these videos and every time she watches them, she gets so excited to try something new.
Thank you for explaining it is more than just “making a pretty picture”, there is so muuuuch more involvement in the conception and planning processes before even getting to a finished piece 🎨
And Happy Birthday 🥳
Just wanted to thank you for inspiring me to start drawing and painting. I've started drawing a portrait a day and I'm suprised at how good of a start I've had at it. I never would have found that if I hadn't of found your channel. I'm going to start the journey of painting in the coming weeks. Thanks again!
Love how you talked about the WHOLE prosses of painting. Love the colours that you use and the composition of it all. Another amazing video! Keep it up and God bless.
SO TRUE, everything you have ever learned is in every brushstroke and purposeful drip. You don’t just come across perfectly imperfect wilted roses in moody lighting. Appreciate your sharing so much 🤗🌟💗
I'm still impress how things start with such... weird strokes, "what the hec is he doing?" and at the end it's all magically beautiful.
Been watching your videos for a while now, I like your down-to-earth approach and the fact that you focus on the mindset rather than the technical details.
You will be remembered as the guy who made flower paintings modern and beautiful again! Loved to see all the insights in your process!
hello tinney, What's good?
I love that you delved into the process that begins before the brush hits the canvas.
This painting is absolutely gorgeous, you can really see the depth of planning and the years of experience that went into each and every brushstroke
Wow!! I was expecting to see the water ripple as you painted the stems!! Wonderful!! Pure magic! 😃👏👏👏👏
That is one of the most profoundly beautiful paintings I've ever seen ❤️
Awww 😊
One of my fondest memories with a previous art mentor was that he said…
That once you find that ‘thing’ you’re interested in. Make sure that you thoroughly research all that you can before creating the work. Then after that you can keep creating.”
Even though I haven’t found that thing yet. I still continue to keep that in mind whenever I gravitate to an idea/s. This video is a great example of what he was trying to explain to me.
tomorrow is gonna be your birthday aaa🎉🎉
Your art is always such a joy to see created! And your "Have a good one" makes me giddy and I have to smile at the end of each video. Happy birthday, Alpay!
There’s so much preparation work involved before the actual painting begins. Thank you for this!
Listening is like a stroll through a zen garden. Like the narrative storytelling!
Thanks for showing more of the process than just the painting part!
This is a gorgeous still life - I like that it’s the middle of the life of the roses; still has colour, but clearly beginning to wilt and begin the process of decay.
Anyways, happy belated, thank you again for such honesty and education in your videos, and wishing you well.
Happy birthday Alpay! Gorgeous work as always
You are so truthful.
It is not easy to create a radom artwork, needless to say a professional piece.
When someone say doing an artwork and putting it onto RUclips is effortless, I get irritated.
Thanks so much for speaking up for artist, the professional way.
👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤❤❤
I appreciate your sharing your knowledge & experience. Listening to your videos while I paint, has changed my trajectory. I was getting pulled into more & more realism & not valuing the unique things of how I already see & make art. You’ve helped me get my confidence back, to stop comparing my work to traditional painters (although I value what I have learned) & to just be myself/ believe in my work. Thank you!
Every video you put out somehow manages to give me a little boost of inspiration. Thank you, and happy birthday!
So true! As an artist whose starting out I understand the work that comes out is just the tip of the iceberg, not the whole. Thank you for your videos. I learn a lot from them everytime i watch one.
watching your use of brush strokes and paint is always so inspiring!
Your video's never cease to help me. Thanks for everything you do!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm not a professional artist but It's always nice to hear you're not the only one that is too "verpeilt" to get their reference photos "just right" the first time around just to end up using exactly those first pics. Very relatable.
How you explain things 100% hits the nail on the head! There is SO much more behind a pice of art other than just the finished product. Thanks for the great video 🙂
your style never ceases to inspire me... it's feels so real and vibrant but your brush strokes create such a beautiful atmosphere
You just so expertly capture "detail through simplicity"! It's crazy how many paintings and brush strokes go into the PRACTICE of mastering how to create detail through leaving brush strokes out, not smoothing out brush strokes, and learning to leave things alone! BEAUTIFUL!
I love how you created a list of contributors to your footage. It demonstrates appreciation and you took the extra time to do so.
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Happy Birthday Alpay. Most people have no idea of the amount of work and preparation that goes into making a painting. They just see the final result and don't think about what it takes to get there. Thank you for talking about the behind-the-scenes things that we, who are trying to be Artists, are mostly never told about. That you can make it look so effortless just shows how much you do put into your work and I'm very impressed how your paintings speak to so many.
I'm always taking inspiration from your videos and your chill vibe. Thanks for that!
Alles gute nachträglich!
I am more a silent viewer for already over a year. But I really learned so much from your videos and what effort and time
it actually takes to come up with ideas in general for those paintings.
It shows me that you are an serious painter who loves, care and thinking a lot about his art
and not just randomly throw some paint on a canvas.
These qualities makes an artist who really stands out for me as an inspiring example.
After my apprenticeship exams I really want to dive in more into practicing art.
At least I write down every idea for future paintings.
Hopefully I can implement these ideas when
I am finally able to start in my small art school in my hometown again
So very lovely!
I really enjoy watching your deliberate brushstrokes and the way you layer and don’t render/blend everything.
Love the fact that the whole video is about parts of the process we don’t see and you have beautiful b-role going that no doubt had a tone of effort put into it that we won’t see. Trying to grapple with the patience needed for this concept myself and just keep reminding myself of the extreme examples like The Mona Lisa and the years of fiddling Da Vinci had in preparation of the concept.
OMG, I needed to hear this so much today, thank you! I do so many of those things and then beat myself up for them thinking that professional artists are more straight forward in their process.
I enjoy watching your process and love how you translate what you see onto the canvas. As a newbie who is rediscovering my childhood love for art, I am learning to embrace just what you said, there is so much prep work involved before you even put pencil or paint to paper or canvas 💙
I’m constantly amazed when I see you put down these seemingly haphazard brush strokes, and then a beautifully rendered image emerges!
Gorgeous flowers. You’re such an inspiration!
It's cool to see something as seemingly normal as a flower painting shown in such an interesting way. Great to see the process of how you create something like this!
I really love the colors on this one! Beautiful
I begun my life painting and drawing. When I was 5 I was winning city competitions amongst children... My life took me to all kinds of challenges and routs, other than the life of an artist. This year I can finally do what I always wanted to do - paint! starting from A and feeling invigorated and alive again! So much to express and so little time to do it all. To all artists by heart - IT IS NEVER TOO LATE ! And to you Alpay - Thank you for your inspiring words and videos!
YOUR STYLE OF ARTWORK REALLY BLOWING MY MIND, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK
Yep! So much more than just sitting down with a blank canvas. Thank you for putting that out there. It can be the hardest part, especially trying to video it all for social media too! Lovely piece and well worth the effort.
Thanks so much Alpay - and happy birthday. Love your work and your generosity . 🥰
Love everything about this video; process story, prep work, artist advice, work ethic, subject matter, but, most of all, the final result. Happy Birthday to you!
This painting is beautiful. I loved that you showed more of your creative process to create the composition.
I love how simple and yet complex the painting is. It is not just a still live and I absolutely love it.
This is such a small bit of insight in to the HUGE process of what a piece can take, thank you for showing it!! I think it’d help for more people to be aware of what goes in to art.
Beautiful, insightful, and entertaining as always Alpay 🙂🙌
Thank you so much Alpay for making all these amazing videos for us. I have been binge watching your channel for nearly a week now and have learned so much from you that my painting style has completely changed. Which is good, because I never liked it before! It actually stopped me from painting altogether due to constant disappointment. Your rants and tangents are really what has expanded my artistic vision, more so than any other "traditional" painting tutorials, videos, documentaries, etc. The world truly looks different now - soft and nuanced and layered, the same way that I have always felt it but never been able to see or capture. You have also helped me see the value of sketches and trials - no materials are "wasted" if the final piece is exactly what I feel it should be.
Herzlichen Dank!
Happy Bday! And thanks for your videos! It is important to think and have a concept in mind before starting to paint. And yes, practice makes genius. Love your work, and the serenity that your videos bring.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE all of your videos! Thank you so much for sharing!
Lovely painting, as always. And the workshop filled with so many roses in different stages of withering - that was SO beautiful and romantic in a strange 19th-century kind of way. But that's what your art is about, isn't it. The fresh and contemporary meets the old and traditional.
Loved this. There’s just something about wilting flowers/roses that’s just so beautiful.
Happy BIRTHDAY!! LOVE YOUR WORK and the attention to details in both your videography and paintings
Happy early birthday! You have such a refreshing style and natural charm!
Thanks for explaining how a professional does art. Having lots of bad habits and wonderings which I'm slowly correcting them. Awesome being able to watch this!!
It's awesome, I love your work! I wake up today and there was a new video. Thank you for those. They inspire me for the day. I have today off and I'm working on my first portrait oil painting. And of course I picked a harder one than I realized. I'm going to finish it because I still think I can learn from painting certain things from it.
I think that my favorite part of your videos is the straight forward way you approach the subject. Realistic, and thoughtful advice and of course ~ Your voice is very appealing! I love your artistic style, and your color palette too. Thanks very much for allowing us into your studio! Oh, and Happy Unbirthday!!!
Your videos always help me and give me inspiration. Thank you. 😊💜
Your videos are always so enjoyable and insightful, great mix!
it will never stop amazing me how you make it look so simple yet so complex , every stroke seems random yet intentional . amazing
Hey Alpay, love your work, your little rants and explanations of how you start a painting, they make me want to paint too, even though I rarely do.
Anyways, happy birthday, have a lovely day.
Beautiful work. I’m obsessed with how you so delicately and precisely use big brushes.
Happy birthday🥳 thank you for showing us this process, it doesn't always get shown by others and is really refreshing!
Now that I am painting full time for 2 months now, I have noticed I spend twice the time on my reference photos (and can take twice as many), I thought I could do more work now that I have time, but it's only slightly more but with more focus and quality. I appreciate all your attentions to details, the effort comes through in your work. and PS - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Insightful take on planning and using references. Thanks for this
All of the creations that I’ve seen come to life on your channel are superb. I very much appreciate that you share the behind the scenes of your work!
Happy Birthday! Thank you for taking the time to share your works, and for the oh so relatable painting/art commentary!
I like realising that what I admire in this painting is deliberate and planned. Thank you for that!
And - belated happy birthday! 😄
Thank you so much for making this video! I tend to feel guilty about the amount of time I spend on prep work and technique exploration. I think social media has led people to believe that artists just plop down and produce paintings, without giving them an accurate view of what is involved. It's so refreshing to see artists share all of the work that is involved before a brush is picked up. Thank you again 💚
watching the flowers fading to capture their eternal state is so poetic ❤
Thanks for your great content! I love your flowers paintings.