” A Simple Pattern Painting on a Black Linen Cloth( African Painting on Pattern/Design) ”

I met a client that was so crazy about Linen Fabric, he wanted my Pattern Painting on a Black Linen Cloth. So I had to take his measurement,purchase the linen material from a cloth shop than give it my tailor to sew the Simple African Native Design, before i make my Free-Hand Painting on it.

The design for this Cultural Wear is quit simple and distinct; The use of limited colour,just gold paint on a black cloth. I love the Brilliant Contrast.

Just to keep you inform of my subsequent blog post. From the month of May i will post a lot of my old & resent Artworks on landscape,mixed media,Fabric collage and African Patterns/Motifs Paintings.

Artistic Quote: As words/vocabulary are used to give an explanation,description or communication,also colours are the painter’s vocab for his description,explanation or expression.

” A Masquerade Pattern Design on an African White Cultural Cloth(Painting on Fabric) “

This is a similar design I used on my African Native Wear i posted previously, I had to give it a try on a White Cultural Wear. How do you see it? Is it cute?

” A Masquerade Pattern Design on an African Blue Native Wear(Painting on a Blue Cloth) “

The pattern for this African Native Wear is one of my favorite pattern which I call the ” Masquerade Pattern Design“. The design gives me a feel of the African Masquerade . In one of my  previous blog post,posted some days ago,the African Traditional Wear was design with the same pattern but simpler than this.

In designing this pattern on the Blue Native Cloth I had to add more colours,variety of lines,dots and splashes of dark value of hues to spice the design a little bit.

Some lines of Encouragement and motivation for what ever you are doing as a person:         Your willingness to learn and adjust positively from mistakes and short comings will largely determine how far you will travel the road to success.  J.C Maxwell

* Many problems will take care of themselves if given the opportunity.  J.C Maxwell

* Every problem is loaded with possibilities. Bill Newman

” A New Style of African Pattern/Motif Design(Painting on a Cloth) ”

Painting on a Cloth–  work on confidence,expand my mind to think of other exploring possibilities and how to interact with my surface for painting. When I was thinking of making this African Pattern Design,what came to mind was creating a Free Style Pattern of design….

” A Beautiful Sample of an African Feminine Design Wear(Cloth Painting) “

Designing an African Feminine Wear is quit interesting. In designing this African Cloth I was making every effort to give the Design/Painting on the African Wear a feminine touch… Yes, i think i was able to do that.

Few lines of Artistic Motivational Quote: Talent is overrated…there are thousands of people with talent and visual circuitry- It is what you do with the talent that count. (David Leffel)

” A Perfect African Hand-Made Design Traditional Wear “

When I drew this design on my sketch book, I wondered how to achieve it on the Fabric Wear. I had to use the Technique of Contrast (light value against a dark shade) to bring out the design.

In creating this African Traditional Decorative Wear, my idea was to express a decorative mind fill with Poetic Rhythm of Colourful Motifs and Patterns.

Most times its easier to express your ideas on a sketch pad, than bring it out to reality on a Two-Dimension or Three-Dimensional Form. I spent countless hours,days,weeks and even months on an art piece trying to express my initial idea.

At time,I had to abandon some of my works & come back to them latter when my heads are clear,or i store them for reference purpose to create greater works in future.

From my little experience… An artist must have a spirit of exploring and experimenting ,persistence and determination to achieve Aesthetic Satisfaction.

” The Cuttest Painting on a Pink African Cultural Wear.(An Artistic Fashion) ”

Any time i create a design on an African cultural wear i tell myself – This is an Artistic Fashion or a Fashion for an Artistic Mind. I try to picture the Painted Wear on an artist or a writer in his or her exhibition/ interview. How do u see it? It would look creative and distinguish.

Motivational Quotes of all Time

One of surest ways to build confidence is to find one thing you are good at and then specialize until you are special.

The wealth of any body dwells in their mind. Success start from with in; you cannot be truly successful with a poor or negative mind set. If you think nothing works,nothing will work for you.

” New Sketches of Patterns/Designs for an African Traditional Wear “

This blog post is a continuation of my previous post on Sketches of Patterns,Motifs and Designs of an African Cultural Wear. And also for my Decorative Mixed Media Painting.

The sketches are imaginative composition of Repeated use of shades,lines,space and geometric shapes. African Fabric Prints,Tie & Dye and Batik Fabric(by the Yoruba’s in Nigeria,Africa),Aso- ke Woven Fabric (by the Yoruba’s) etc are reference for my sketches of patterns.

The African Cloth Prints and Textiles are Documentation of African history,culture,tradition and Arts. This is why i used them as reference for my sketches.

Ideas for my Pattern Sketches was also inspired by the works of a renown African (Nigeria) contemporary artist- Dr Bruce Onobrakpeya. His works are fill with cultural,traditional and Symbolical Designs.

” Sketches of African Symbols,Motifs,Patterns and Designs. For an African Cultural Wear. “

Sketches: A raw stage of a Visual concept. The artist first practical statement of an inspiration, The first hand writing of an artist.

A Sketch Pad: An artist diary or a place where inspirations,concept and ideas are dropped or placed for the next phase of development.

Sketch Pad: A book that speak volume of an artist state of mind. An Artist Poetry book full with various types of lines,shapes,shades,forms,colours,dots,patterns,motifs,designs that you can ever imagine. A Sketch Pad is similar to a rhyme book of a musical artist.

Hmm! for me, sketch pad is any piece of paper around me . My sketch pad are mostly occupied with empty spaces while i have ample pieces of papers fill with Sketches of African Motifs,Patterns,Symbols and Designs for an African Cultural Wear. I spent most of my time transferring /stitching the papers together to my main sketch pad.

As an artist that is my way, yours might be different.

  Ancestral African Proverbs by Chinue Achebe

* wisdom is like a goat skin bag every man carries his own.

* The man who has never submitted to any thing will soon submit to a burial mat.

* It is praise worthy to be brave and fearless,my son,but sometimes it is better to be a coward.

” Pattern Designing,Using African Motifs/Pattern for Painting on a Cloth “

The eye seeks stimulation, and pattern gives interest to a surface, and contrast to plain areas. From early childhood we enjoy repetition,sorting and grouping,Organizing Motifs and units, and linking them to make simple and more Complex Pattern.

The above African Culture Design Wear is a flow or Rhythm of Repeated Motifs in lines,geometric shapes,African Symbols,dots etc to form an Cultural Symbolic Design.

My Acrylic Painting Design on a Cloth is for sale at an affordable price.

Motivational Quotes of all Time:  Whatever the mind of man can conceive it can achieve. Clement Stone  *In accordance to Buddha’s teachings which state that “All that we are is a result of all that we have thought”