Tümay Sarıkaya born in Ä°zmir - Turkey (1979) is a self taught visual artist based in Istanbul. She has been pursuing her love for art with immense passion and dedication. The act of painting was not a choice for her, it was an absolute necessity. Since childhood she experienced using a host of techniques and tools like pens, oil, charcoals and acrylic. Her works cover a wide range of diverse styles and techniques mostly abstract, colourful, in acrylic. In abstract works, she simply follows the brush and is surprised by what emerges. She likes to paint heavy textured paintings and adds her expression, emotions and energy through colors and textures in her paintings. She participated in several collective exhibitions and works as a fulltime artist in Istanbul.