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Nature often blankets herself in veil of gossamer mist, obscuring her beauty in shadows and fog. Dark, mysterious, brooding, intimidating. Most are content to watch from afar and deliberate the truths hidden within the swirling haze. But for those willing to brave the unknown, to pursue the invisiable, the unseen, and experinece the concealed secrecies on faith alone , all of the creation's magnificence is laid bare

Ever since I was a child growing up in Turkiye (also known as Turkey to the English speaking world) my dream was to be an artist. As far back as I can remember, my toys were my pencils, eraser, and paper. Through my teenage years, art was my meditation, the place where time disappeared and my hopes, fears, dreams, sadness, love, and temper tantrums played out on the blank page. I grew up in a military family. My father was an officer in the Turkish Army for 30 years before he retired. I was a teenager then, and adjusting to civilian life was a struggle for him. In his mind, anything but the military “royal colors” of black, gray, navy, burgundy, dark green, and brown were unsophisticated. My father held a particular dislike for the...