Growing up in Istanbul, art was my passion. Later, after leaving as a political refugee, I lived and worked as a doctor in London for over 30 years.

Now art is a major of my part of my daily life. 

I have always been happiest by the sea and coastal areas inspire me with their visual beauty, sounds and smells.  This year I have been concentrating on painting landscapes and cityscapes of locations I have travelled abroad or familiar places at home. My first visit to Australia inspired me with its wild landscapes and a brief trip to Cinque Terre with its beautiful old towns. 

I am a member of the London Painters and Sculptors Group, Hesketh Hubbard Art Society and the Medical Art Society.  I regularly exhibit with these groups. I have recently joined the London Printing Studio.

Portrait by Mike Goldwater