KING TWALABUNZI #CPSpotlight by Henry Ezeokeke creativepool.com/HenryEzeokeke/…

THE WANDERER A hunter banished by the Alaafin of Oyo wanders about in the mountains and seeking for vegeance

BENIN KINGDOM Oba Ewuare the Great the first Oba of the Golden Age of the Benin kingdom. Came to power in 1440 and credited with turning Benin City into a city state And expanding its domain.

TROTTA Trotta is a special kind of tortoise with multicolored shells

SATCH THE FROG A trumpet playing frog inspired by Louis Armstrong; one of the greatest jazz singers of our time. Whenever I hear Louis Armstrong sing (wonderful world) I always picture this character in mind. would like to animate this character one day! #sketch #anthropomorphism

HALIMA AND THE BEAST Tale as old as time. A story that has been told in many ways and in many cultures. heres my own hausa version of beauty and the beast #artoftheday #artistoninstagram #childrensillustration #fantasy #hausastory #arewastory #hausafantasy #digitalillustration

6 FAN ART CHALLENGE Another Instagram challenge and here I go. Gosh! A rather odd mix of characters. These guys were hard to draw!

CHILDHOOD NOSTALGIA An 8 year old me and my drawings, back then my class mates teased me for my big head, nose, ears and silly drawings, I was shy, stubborn, mischievous, imaginative, a voracious eater (yet looking like a bag of bones) a television addict and a mathematics hater

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BOOGIE HANDYMAN Mascot design for a new Boogie service. Boogie Handyman app allows customers request Handymen to take care of services like AC Repairs, Plumbing, Mechanics, Washer, Cook, Carpentry, Electrician, Painter etc it connects you with verified local skilled professionals

BOOGIE HANDYMAN Mascot design for a new Boogie service. Boogie Handyman app allows customers request Handymen to take care of services like AC Repairs, Plumbing, Mechanics, Washer, Cook, Carpentry, Electrician, Painter etc it connects you with verified lo…lnkd.in/gXDbp7v

BOOK COVER Book cover design and illustration for a children's epic fantasy novel about a pack of anthropomorphic wolf siblings who struggle for power and supremacy in wolf land. Inside pages rendered in pen and ink. #childrensbookillustration #childrensepicfantasy

THE SCULPTING OF OLUMO ROCK So many myths and legends have evolved around Olumo rock as to its origin and formation. My own version is that the Alake (king) of Abeokuta commissioned a giant sculptor to carve it out as this illustration depicts. painted work to be posted later.

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LIONHEART The first Netflix original film from Nigeria. PLOT: when her father falls sick, Adaeze runs the family business with her uncle to prove herself in a male-dominated world. I really enjoyed watching this movie. What do you think about LIONHEART if you have seen it.

CHARACTER DESIGN Character concept design for a storybook project about a boy whose family has to move to a new neighborhood leaving his school and friends behind and having to adapt to new changes and circumstances. I think every child at some point has experienced this.

ODUM and MBE The Lion (ODUM) might pride itself as the king of animals, but in Igbo folk tale his power and strength is no match for the tortoise’s cunning and wisdom. Every time, the tortoise (MBE) outwits him. In this illustration the Lion admires his reflection in the stream.

An excerpt from the story 'WHY THE LIZARD NODS IT'S HEAD. This illustration captures the moment when Ichie the lizard summons his two wives to find out which one of them had put pins in his drink. The pins got stuck in his throat, and ever since he's been nodding at everything!

ETTA RIDES Illustration project for Benchmark Publishers Etta is an African American girl who lives in a futuristic world. Etta’s typical day includes riding with dad on a mobile pavement to school, taking a stroll to the park on her skateboard and going shopping with her mum.