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Barasa Opio Simiyu

Self-taught watercolor artist

  • 🇰🇪 Kikuyu, Kiambu, Kenya
  • Sunrise Print Workshop
  • 1986 to 2023
  • English, Swahili
I'm a watercolor artist based in Kikuyu. I've been making things from 1986 to 2023 and I still get excited when a new batch of materials arrives. Most of my work is inspired by faces I pass in the street. I walk the dog by the river. If we met, say hello. I'd love to know how life turned out.

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  • Anna S. DavidsonFan🇬🇧

    your class at Sunrise Print Workshop gave me my confidence back. Thank you again.

  • Zanele C. DlaminiFriend🇿🇦

    Your class at Sunrise Print Workshop gave me my confidence back Greetings from Johannesburg.

  • Ellie C. Freeman 🇬🇧 · $50

    “A fan from 1993. - Leeds”

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