Watch on Soap2day. The Secret on the Canvas is a dramatic story set in Cyprus, woven with love, betrayal, and secrets buried years ago. Screenwriter Mert, who comes to the island in search of inspiration, finds traces of the forbidden love that painter Ayten had with a Greek Cypriot youth named Nikos in her youth. This discovery leads him to the dark secrets of the past, and during his research, his path crosses with Zehra's, and together they try to uncover a truth that has been hidden for generations.