Oil on canvas.
30 x 26 Inches (76.2 × 66 cm)
A striking grayscale portrait of a peacock, where texture replaces color to evoke elegance. Expressive brushwork animates the plumage, while the muted background amplifies the bird's regal silhouette. A bold reinterpretation of beauty through restraint.
Meshack Oyerinde Olotu is a contemporary Nigerian painter born in Ifon, Ondo state in 1959. He obtained a HND from Yaba College of Technology, Lagos. Olotu is famous for his landscape paintings of Nigerian cities and photographs of historic events.
Olotu is a naturalistic painter who selects themes that remind people of their historical past. He often creatively renders such in black and white monochromes in order to create the ambiance of the past.