Atatürk

Atatürk... A great leader. We owe so much to him. Here, i'll focus not on his leading abilities or his life but i'll tell you what i felt when drawing this portray of him. First of all, his appearance is a short summary of his personality, i think.Behind sharp and characteristic facial expressions of him- especially the eyebrows- and his serious image,his glimmerring eyes are enlightening the whole area. The curvature on the left side of his mouth is softening the strict appearance and adds clemency and kindness, still keeping the fatherly authoritarian and humanistic image.

What i'd say about his portay's language would be: Tough but sensitive.

It seems like he's looking to you, focusing on you, just yourself but nothing, and seeing your heart, reading what's on your mind, understanding how you feel. Those sharp but shiny looks he throw are giving me courage, i don't know if everyone feels this but i feel stronger after a glance to his portray. It's as if he's watching me.

Atatürk has a very unusual face. It's so hard to reflect his symmetry on paper. I can say that the most challenging drawing i've done up to now is his portray. Even if you think you draw exactly what you see on the original photo of him, and even if you really draw it right, still something missing remains there. A part is missing, in this picture i drew, too. For now, this is the best i can do but maybe in future, after i find out the mystery i'll be able to reflect Atatürk to paper using my chalk again, with everything, without a missing part.