“I have never been able to express myself. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not introverted. I’m
very loud but I never talk about the issues that really bother me. Art is the only way I
could ever truly express myself without getting too visibly emotional or scared of what
people thought. Art really makes me free. I started drawing around the age of seven. Then
I started with the basics (Ben Ten)...lol... I started drawing seriously at eleven or twelve
years old. When I started drawing portraits. But I didn’t start creating until early this year
with Mr. Kunle Adewale, the founder of ‘Tender Arts Nigeria’. He is truly an inspiration. He
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constantly challenged me and made me always surpass my expectations. He made me
face things I always avoided, both in art and in my personal life. He made me reach for my
painful memories and emotions which I always kept buried. He made me understand that
those buried items could be used as the best inspiration. Thanks to him, my pencil work
has improv and the way I view the world has changed. I can only hope my art can inspire
someone else the same way in the nearest future.”