The Gift of Nature Series was inspired by Olusegun Paul ANDREW’S keen desire to let the world appreciate the various gifts nature has blessed us with in its purest and natural form. A career spanning four decades Paul has captured his in-dwelling vision of what life is all about in Nature and for God-the giver and maker of Nature. This revelatio on canvas was his way to express this gift in abstract. The painting speaks to what we all are witnessing today such as the natural habitat, natural disasters, human disasters, nature degradation, human dignity et all. When we look at our environment, there are so many things that surround us. Some are on the surface of the earth while others are underneath. Nature is beautiful, and it has blessed us with so many things for our human existence. There are different things to mention when counting the gifts of nature. But the lists encompass things like minerals, stones, metal ores, trees, plants, the sun, the rain, water, salts, fuel, and so much more. All these are resources for human beings made available by God. All these gifts are essential for us, and we can harness their characteristics and enjoy the various benefits they have to offer makind. With such gifts, nature enables us to enjoy life. Even so, there is a catch. We have a role to play, and it is to ensure there is a perfect balance.

Olusegun Paul Andrew is a visual artist with over four decades of experience in Modern and Contemporary African Art. Paul’s talent for painting was harnessed as a young artist in 1978 while participating with other young artists at Toki Memorial Arts Centre in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, Nigeria. His abstractionist style of painting was majorly influenced by prominent artists in the likes of Tunde Odunlade and Tunrayo Onibonokuta, Jimoh Braimoh and Twin Seven Seven. Paul founded Zero Privé Gallery in Ikoyi in 2021. The gallery combines rich African culture married with tribal and native sentiments to confront modern trajectory in the art universe.