Kisumu based
creative artist, Collins, popularly known as, Jaduong, is the new talk
of the town after he drew a sketch of the President in military uniform
and this earned him instant fame.
The talented artist took to social media to explain his first encounter at State House in the touching post below; I remember when we arrived at State House, the fountain spring at the
entrance and the building with white large pillars, the serene
environment, the red carpet............then i stood next to the
president, he gave me a side hug and i hugged him back, then he said "my
boy i love this. This is going straight to my office, nowhere else.
Thank you soooo much", what with cameras flashing from all corners,
aides standing far but keenly looking around and some were actually
smiling with me! Those serious looking
guys were smiling, one actually gave me a 'silent' thumbs up!
Butterflies were swelling in my stomach, my knees were shaking and my
voice was stummery.
I remember back in primary school we used to write
in compositions 'i prayed that the earth should open up and swallow me
alive', because this was too good to be true, ever felt sweet pain? Ever
knocked your head at the edge of a sharp window and felt it through
your spinal cord?
Down and spreading across your abdominals? Or ever
knocked that protruding bone at the side of your foot against the table?
Tears of sweetness roll freely, the pain i felt on my fingers as i
filled in very excruciating details, the fatigue when i was done with
the drawing was immense.
Droplets of sweat gather strategically on a
cold day. You just smile. A smile that can tear your face apart. A smile
that prevents you from uttering a word. It was surreal. And the icing
on the cake, he asked me to come back the next day!
When all these were unfolding before and around me, i remembered the
words of someone whose name i cant remember, because i was too young to
notice. "One day you will meet a president with this talent."
Proverbs 22:29
Jaduong'
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