MARCH ON! Painting

Joy Tom is a Nigerian based visual artist from Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. Having graduated with a B.A from university of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, she explores human- nature relations, the intricacies of humans generally and what they stand for in her recent paintings. The artist sees herself as a communicator of values conveying varieties of experiences where human forms, stories of human experiences and natural elements become parts of her compositions. Tom's creative process is a blend of observation, imagination, and improvisation. She draws inspiration from nature, cultural roots, personal experiences, and everyday life. The result is a unique and expressive style that connects with viewers on many levels. Working with acrylic on canvas, Tom Joy uses selected tones of colours ranging from green to yellow, grey, and earth colour hues applied with palette knives and bold brush strokes to paint her human and nature subjects, thereby giving her work a beautiful textural feel. She compliments this with the unique detailing in parts of her paintings. The resulting works do not conform to a particular standard of naturalism but show an expressive style that is distinctly hers. The artist lives and works in Abuja.