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While at the University of Alberta, I majored in art in the Faculty of Education because I loved painting and I wanted to introduce young people to the joy of art and exploring their creativity. After graduating, I taught fine art in Jr. and Sr. high schools for about 10 years.

However, new and exciting adventures took me on a very different journey for the next several years. Although I was involved in other creative pursuits, both in Nigeria in the world of publishing and later in Canada as a programmer, software instructor, business analyst, process modeller and writer, I had not put a brush to canvas in about 45 years – until recently. In all that time, there were numerous moments when I yearned to paint again.

In spite of the devastating effects brought upon the world by COVID-19, it gave me the time to return to painting since the projects I was handling had been put on hold. I have enjoyed every minute spent painting, and this time, I will not let anything get in the way of that enjoyment.

Like music, painting soothes my soul.