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Why Art?

I see Art as
something that God has deposited in me. I admit that I hated Fine Art in
secondary school. I would always go out through the back door each time
my Fine Art teacher came to the class. But later, as time went on, I
realised that I had the talent for Art. I’ll say it is inborn.

Training

I studied General Art at the Rimax Institute and the Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH), both in Lagos.

Medium

I use all mediums for my paintings, but I often use oil and acrylic.

Influences

My greatest
influences are Kola Anidugbe, an artist who lectures at the College of
Education, Osiele, in Abeokuta, Ogun State; and Akin Onipede, a creative
artist, cartoonist, and painter.

Those who come to my
gallery to appreciate and buy my artworks also influence my paintings.
Sometimes, they make helpful suggestions and tell me the type of work
they want.

Inspirations

God is my greatest source of inspiration. People around me inspire me too.

Best work so far

My best work so far
is a painting I sold at the Miabo Gallery in 2005. I called it
‘Arrival’. It depicted a typical village scene with three women carrying
firewood and returning from the farm with their children.

Least satisfying work

A painting I did in
school and called ‘The Godfather’ is my least satisfying work. I didn’t
do it very well and I wasted too many colours on it. My lecturer
rejected the painting.

Career highpoint

My career highpoint
was the exhibition held by Greece Embassy in Lagos and Abuja in 2007. I
entered for the competition and out of 122 artists, only 35 were
selected to participate at the exhibition. I was one of the selected few
and it made me very happy.

Favourite artist, living or dead

I love the works of Kola Anidugbe and Tola Wewe.

Ambition

I want to be on top of my game.