Patiently Waiting IV Mixed Media Painting

This mixed media painting bursts with vibrant energy, capturing confidence, style, and playful anticipation in every bold detail

Artwork Description

about this mixed media painting

Patiently Waiting IV captures a striking moment of confidence, color, and attitude as a woman poses with poise. Set against a vivid blue scooter, her yellow crop top and pants pop, radiating energy, style, and charm.

The painting celebrates patience with flair, transforming a simple act of waiting into a playful, confident statement. Through bold colors, dynamic forms, and vibrant contrasts, the work evokes movement, optimism, and anticipation.

Every detail, from her white heels to the scooter’s gleam, adds personality, joy, and a sense of storytelling. This piece invites viewers to embrace the moment, exude self-assurance, and find delight even in stillness.

The layered textures and energetic composition highlight the artist’s technique, combining acrylic and newsprint on textured canvas for added depth and dimension.

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.