Amara
Lagos, Nigeria· 12 years practicing
“Paint is a slow medium. I trust it to tell me what I'm actually thinking.”
OilWatercolorPortraitureRealism
The artist
Watercolors and works on paper. A soft, lived-in palette. Based out of Lagos.
Currently available
Originals
Painted to your size
Made to Size
Amarawill paint a new original at the size you choose. Each piece is a one-of-one, marked as an Artist's Variant on its COA.
How Amara works
I build in layers. Thin underpainting first to set the structure, then longer sessions where I let each layer dry completely. The middle layers are where the piece decides what it wants to be; the final passes are about restraint — knowing when to stop. A studio original usually takes three to six weeks, longer if it's large or the composition fights back.
Selected history
Exhibitions & milestones
- 2026Lagos Fine Arts, Lagossolo
- 2025Young Painters Invitational, Lagosgroup
- 2024The Armory Show, New Yorkfair
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