New Frames 2018

It was an evening to remember at the Opening Night of New Frames 2018 in Port Harcourt on 20th October, an annual juried exhibition of the Society for Nigerian Artists, Rivers State.

Highlights of the evening.

An alla prima demonstration depicting the degradation of Rivers State environment and the need for constructive reparation in terms of development and rebuilding.

Eager and attentive audience:

In summary we had a great evening.

Nyarinya

This painting I think took a lot of my energy over the past weeks as it's the first time I have painted this large. I had no excuses as my mentor had given me huge canvas frames to encourage me to stretch bigger canvases and paint large.

I observed the model (somewhat covertly) from my car window at a busy street intersection. She was full of joy, holding in her hands two bags - one a plastic black bag usually given at open markets to carry purchased items home and the other a bag of 'pure water' to quench thirst in our hot climes. I admired the flow of her hijab and the joy on her face. Her hijab was not this peach colour but I leaned on artistic licence and prompting from my daughter to change the colour.