Gizem Bozkurt paintings don’t just show water, they feel like water. They drape across the canvas in waves you can practically hear.

Let me just say it: I’ve seen photorealistic art, but I’ve never seen water this good. What?!

Gizem’s feed is a shrine to acrylic and gouache mastery and seriously let’s not sleep on how she paints water. Check this out!

Whether it’s the tender ripple of a pond, a streak of rain-soaked glass, or the sheen of a puddle after rain, her brushwork captures it with such tender precision, I half expect to see fish dart by or catch my reflection.

Started with Pencil, Stayed for the Practice

Gizem kicked off with pencil sketches and then leveled up with painting classes, which is a really inspiring note to all that talent is just the starting line; what matters is showing up with your brush, every day.

Her paintings takes you on a ride from serene landscapes, dreamy floral touches to those water moments that feel like tiny visual heartbeats. And she’s doing it all on small canvases, gouache, acrylic. No grand drama, just daily doses of art that soothe you.

Why You’ll Find Yourself Going Back Again and Again

• Vivid honesty: She doesn’t glam-up the process. You’re watching paint, water, time, and intention intertwine in real-time in her time-lapse videos
• Relatable pieces: These aren’t museum-exclusive masterpieces, in all honesty they feel like they could be made by you, if you just gave yourself a solid afternoon with paint.

Simply put it’s Magic!

If I had to sit with her over coffee, I’ll be curious to know if she stares at puddles, fountains, or… dishwater just to study how light dances on it? Or if painting water and landscape is as calming as it looks or if it’s secretly stressful? Because these works have a unique meditative quality about them, and I’d sure love to dig into her process!

Check out more of Gizem’s work on Instagram and Patreon