not a bed of roses

This is the second artwork off the ‘‘Game of Double Identity’’ series.

The challenges and terrible experiences Dr. Chief Nike Okundaye Davies had when she married at the age of 12 to a famous drummer in Oshogbo are the driving inspiration behind this work.

Mama Nike told me that she had been through three marriages and she called to tell me that marital life is not a bed of roses. She is the muse for this work

MEDIUM
Charcoal on canvas