Autumn Painting

A. AYDIN BAYKARA (1954, Ankara) Born in Ankara, Turkey in 1954, Aydin Baykara graduated from Ege University, Faculty of Chemistry in 1980. The artist, who has worked with master painter Asim YUCESOY for years. Baykara prefers to use his imagination instead of models. Baykara's oil and watercolor paintings, which resemble the art of marbling, have received major attention in Turkey and abroad. One of his paintings has printed as the cover of the encyclopedia entitled ‘'How We Can Maintain Our Psychological Health'' which is printed for the 50th Anniversary of the METU's establishment. Two paintings of Baykara's have been taken for Bilkent University Hamiye Colakoglu Museum by Hamiye Colakoglu. Five paintings of him were taken Corum Museum. Baykara, has mounted twenty-five solo exhibitions and participated over 120 group exhibitions including eight abroad exhibitions. Artist has 22 International Awards as an artist. AWARDS *2015 Upstream People Gallery - USA, 2015 Exposition of Small-Sized Artwork WWW Int. (2 Awards - Int. Special Recognition Awards) *2015 Light Space & Time Online Gallery 5. Annual Int. Animals Art Competition (Special Recognition Award) *2014 Rusian Art Museum (MORA), Fine Art Magazine and Int. Art Festival 2014 Art Competition - USA (Finalist) *2014 Light Space & Time Online Gallery "4th Int. Botanical Art Competition" FL-USA (Honorable Mention) *2014 Light Space & Time Online Gallery "4th Int. Botanical Art Competition" FL-USA (Special Recognition Award) *2013 15. People Upsteam Gallery - USA, Int. Abstract Art Competition (Special International Recognition Award) *2013 Mora - Rusian Art Museum and IAF 2013 Art Competition - USA (Finalist) *2013 Richeson Art School Landscape, Seascape & Architectural 2013 Competition Kimberly - USA (Finalist) *2013 Royal Watercolor Society - England (RWS Contemporary Watercolour Competition 2013 (Finalist) *2013 15. People Upsteam Gallery - USA, All Media Juried Art Competition (2 Awards - Int. Special Recognition Awards) *2012 26th.