IAD frequently has art work that is submitted by students and adults from across the world. We try to post from a variety of countries and ages when we can. On this page, we are introducing a Nigerian boy named Oaitan Ajayi from Lagos State.
Says Olaitan:
"I am Olaitan Ajayi from Lagos State, Nigeria, 17yr old boy (16th July, 1994) through with high school. Ii want to study art to be an Illustrator, a painter and a cartoonist through sponsorship from a school because I come from a poor family, I love playing basketball because I am tall (6'4) and Ii plays for a basketball academy. I will love to use my God-given talent to serve Christ and humanity!"
Below you will find his submitted artwork. You can tell him what you think by e-mailing him.
Says Olly, "I have been playing basketball for over five years now (age12) and i won an All Academy Basketball tournament MVP in 2010. I don't have any other larger picture of the painting i titled "THE WATCHMAN", i painted it for my church to beautify the sanctuary of God....... art is my life and basketball is for leisure.
Ajayi's principal, Dr. Rasheed Alimi, says that Ajayi is a very hardworking, brilliand and activie student at St. Anthony's Secondary School and has been a member of the basketball team and art club member. Dr. Alimi says that Ajayi comes from a poor background and needs a scholarship to achieve his goals. His mother passed away last year and his father is a poor farmer.
