Happy Place II Mixed Media Painting

This mixed media painting creates a serene refuge, where nature’s harmony inspires joy, peace, and freedom of spirit

Artwork Description

about this mixed media painting

"Happy Place" is a visual sanctuary that celebrates peace, love, and the quiet beauty found in nature’s embrace. The artwork portrays a tranquil haven, where everyday worries dissolve and serenity becomes the language of the environment. Warm sunlight fills the scene, while gentle birdsong creates harmony, suggesting a world where stillness carries profound meaning.

Every detail contributes to a rhythm of calm, inviting viewers to pause and connect with their inner sense of peace. The swaying trees, soft breezes, and radiant glow create a dreamlike atmosphere charged with comfort and quiet joy. This serene composition reflects how natural surroundings can nurture happiness, freedom, and authentic expression of self without boundaries.

Echoes of laughter and memories of joy linger like gentle whispers, reaffirming the lasting presence of cherished experiences. The work suggests that happiness is not distant but found in present moments of openness, warmth, and connection. It offers an escape from chaos, presenting a refuge where time slows and the soul rediscovers balance.

Through delicate symbolism, Happy Place mixed media painting becomes both landscape and metaphor, guiding viewers toward reflection, gratitude, and renewed clarity. The composition ultimately highlights love and joy as timeless forces, providing comfort and inspiring freedom of spirit. In this peaceful vision, happiness is not fleeting, it is a constant companion that guides life’s most meaningful journeys.

about the artist

Samuel Kayode Toba, born in 1990, is a Nigerian conceptual artist working from Oyo State, Nigeria. He studied art at The Polytechnic Ibadan and earned a Higher National Diploma in Painting in 2018. Since graduation, he has steadily pursued his practice with deep fascination for Nigerian colors, textures, folklore, and cultural narratives.

Working primarily with acrylic and newsprint on textured canvas, he expresses personal curiosities through bold, animated strokes. His distinctive style fuses traditional Nigerian motifs with contemporary expressions, creating compositions that resonate on emotional and cultural levels.

Toba’s approach celebrates acrylics in pure hues and in carefully blended layers that highlight movement, depth, and spontaneity. His brushwork combines dynamic textures with layered impressions, emphasizing both control and freedom in two-dimensional spaces. He integrates contrasting and complementary colors with confidence, infusing each piece with energy and striking visual impact.

The recurring black human form anchors his exploration of identity, memory, spirituality, and interconnectedness. Through this motif, he pushes boundaries of perception and expands how African culture can be represented in contemporary art. His works promote heritage while celebrating beauty, urging audiences to reimagine art’s possibilities and cultural significance. 

Exhibited in galleries and art fairs locally and internationally, his work receives acclaim for evocative storytelling and powerful imagery. Toba continues to advance his vision, creating art that speaks globally while rooted deeply in African traditions and perspectives.

View his Dubai collection of available artworks here

copyright

This mixed media painting is one of a kind original therefore, all copyrights and reproduction rights are reserved by the artist.