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Passage from the chapter "Waiting" (1919) / "Omens" (1929)

The changing of the seasons transformed my landscape drastically, but I always remembered the golden leaves warmed by the final rays of the sun at midday. Working at the banks was peaceful and I wanted to capture my hidden autumn wonderland.

I find myself continually inspired by light. Painting in the field provides many challenges but many opportunities. I felt so lucky to be in the presence of all the colors the sunset provided me

When I started this piece I had began to think of landscapes as another form of portraits. I admired how these trees withstood the change in weather and refused to lose any aspect of their personalities. They felt so resilient and powerful.

During my plein air paintings around Potter's lake I kept coming across this little tree. I decided it need its personal debut. I finally tackled my fear of conquering straggly branches.

This play takes a different focus than the much of Onitsha Market Literature. It states that "The Struggle for Money" is "tired of love making and left it out entirely," (pg. 1). In the introduction, Okafo pokes fun at the other pamphlets' emphasis…

With this pamphlet, the prolific pamphleteer Sunday O. Olisah, known as the Strong Man of the Pen, attempts to fill a gap in information about Igbo customs. The author describes elements of Igbo society to provide the non-Igbo reader with "reasonably…