Wilfrid’s dream to become an artist started at a very young age. His father, rather than encourage him to develop his talent, de-motivated him by constantly telling him that all painters had died poor and that he wasted his time scribbling needlessly, and that he dream in colour
and lost his time. He even drew while in school and consequently did not always pay attention to what the teacher had to say. Being brought up in large poverty-stricken family was not conducive to responding to one’s inner utterly far-fetched artistic calling. His desire to make a living from his...more
