I have started documenting the challenges, low points, and highlights of my art journey and you can watch the first vlog here on my YouTube Channel.
Why was an obviously artistically talented child discouraged from pursuing art and instead, keenly encouraged to pursue anything else?
How did an adult finally get the courage to pursue a childhood dream abandoned decades ago?
I have come a long way in my quest to be an artist. Without a doubt, it is one of the best decisions I ever took in my life. I cannot imagine how life would have turned out if I did not embrace art with wide open arms.
Some of the notable things I share include:
- How I showed artistic inclination as young as three years old.
- How an excursion in secondary school, organized by my beloved fine art teacher, changed my perspective and watered my appetite to pursue visual art.
- Why my father, a visual artist, discouraged me from pursuing art. (shocking right…?)
- How I explored every other career except art (and got miserable doing so).
- How pursuing a PGD in the United Kingdom pivoted me back once more to my love for art.
- How networking with Nigerian artists in the diaspora and locally made me believe in my potential once more.
- Contests and scholarships I won which made me believe “Art called me”.
- My progression into illustration and why it is my lifelong career.
You can click below to watch the video and leave your questions or comments. Thank you.
