Artwork by Elsen Hudiyev
… After graduating from high school and in parallel with the children’s art school (music branch), I went to Turkey to study politics and international relations. While being there, I took painting lessons for about four semesters and found my real purpose in life. Graduated from Bosphorus University, I returned to my childhood dream: painting in color.
I developed my pencil drawing skills gradually, then tested different mediums, acrylics, sanguine, pastels, etc. I was always afraid of oil color because, I didn’t know how to handle it: how to make it thin, how to clean brushes and such. …
