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Liberian Literary Magazine

July 15, 2015 ISSUE # 0715
BRIMA’S GALLERY

Artist of the
Month

Paintings by Brima Wolobah
of BRIMA Arts Gallery.
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Brima Wolobah
I started drawing as a child, I was
a refugee in Genie during the
Liberian war, all my drawings was
always conflict, war images, I will
draw people carrying guns killing
each other the air of violence was
so much, art is a medium of
communication so I was able to
express my feeling and emotions
through drawing and art. I came
back to Liberia after the 1997

election, few months
later a visited a couple of
artist homes, they were
so excited when they saw
my drawings. I began to
work with some artist,
my
drawing
skills
improved and I began to
practice
with
water
color, 1999, I stopped
drawing I didn’t have
interest again as a career
something that could benefit my
future so I left it, ten years later
2007 my daughter was born things
got worse there was no means of
survival, a dropped from college
after three years, the only skill I
had was drawing so I went back to
drawing but this time with more
energy, courage and passion a
reason I named my daughter
Courage, because her birth gave
me the Courage to start again. I
went to Child Art Liberia as an
apprentice, I was learning how to

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paint and teaching
children how to draw, three years
later I was good enough and bold
enough to go out on my own.

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