Homeward Bound
Umeh gives a sombre outlook to this painting. A rural landscape and hamlet with huts, obviously made out of mud, dominates the scenery. With very deep secondary colours, Umeh portrays a retiring community with an almost empty space bare a mother and child strolling home after a busy and long day in the farm or […]
Order A PrintUmeh Bede Ifeanyichukwu was born on the 12th of February 1965 in Jos Plateau State, Nigeria. Umeh enrolled into the famous Yaba College of Technology Lagos where he graduated with a Higher National Diploma (HND) in painting. He worked briefly as an illustrator with Arbil, an advertising agency in Bodija Ibadan before retiring into full-time […]
Read moreUmeh gives a sombre outlook to this painting. A rural landscape and hamlet with huts, obviously made out of mud, dominates the scenery. With very deep secondary colours, Umeh portrays a retiring community with an almost empty space bare a mother and child strolling home after a busy and long day in the farm or market. The river in the fore ground and the trees behind provides a sense of tranquility, assurance of life and hope for this reclusive community.