The portrait series has an important place in my art life. I have always been interested in charcoal portrait drawing and I have been drawing portraits of imaginary people for a long time. However, these series have been started in late 2016, without knowing it would be a series.

One night, most probably a night before a midterm exam, I drew the first piece of this series via my iPad and Apple Pencil. That first piece made this series possible since I was fascinated by that work. Now, you see a series spanning over five years. During these years, I produced very few pieces for this series but I am still so happy due to where it stands now.

This series is alive and it will continue to evolve in future years. I am so excited for its future. But for now, let's enjoy it as it is.

Ugur, October 2021