Acrylic Painting on Canvas from Ghana, "African Setting II"

“My name is Theophilus; I am a painter. I paint mainly on jute sacks. I am a creative and hardworking young man. I have grown to love music; to be specific, African Jazz music. My love for art was inherited from my grandad, who was also an artist. My grandpa taught me lots of skills in art; with those skills I developed friends who also helped me polish it up. When I started professional art and painting; my biggest challenge has been transporting my art works. I yearn to work hard to buy my own car for easy transportation to exhibitions.

“My love for work drives me to do a lot of community work, like teaching others to paint and financially supporting individuals in my community. I also involve the services of my family members to help me paint; some of them prime the canvas and then I paint. I make use of canvas, jute sacks and acrylic paint in my work. I do abstract and realistic paintings. I yearn to be a world class artisan in my circle. I display my works in galleries and I have participated in a number of fairs. When I heard of NOVICA, I was excited and quickly grabbed the opportunity.”