Sybil Aadelaja

A short portrait

I have several hobbies and I find that they are all related to art
I did an introduction to art and creative art course and loved it
I like painting, which I have been doing now for many years. I was quite surprised when I first started painting because I only started painting a few years ago.

Painting was not something I had done when I was younger. I started painting just as a way of relaxing.

Then I started seeing angels who ask me to draw them

When I showed them to my colleagues they said they thought they were good, but
I thought they were trying to be polite. However later, one or two other people started to comment, saying they were good. I eventually had some pictures exhibited and even managed to sell some, but I still see painting as a hobby. Something I enjoy doing for the pleasure of it.

I also like writing poetry and short stories and so what I often do is write a poem or short story and then draw their pictures as illustrations. Sometimes I’ll find that I paint something and then get ideas for a poem or short story. So I see both the painting and writing as one creative process. I find that they are both linked together.

I did not attend art classes or writing classes when I was younger and so when I paint
Or write poems and stories, I don’t feel bound by any rules and I therefore feel I can express myself worrying about whether it’s right’ or not. I think that is important. I think my portrait art should always be fun, if it starts getting too serious then it can become a job!

There is one other hobby I have and that’s music, many years ago I was a
Professional singer but that’s another story – Anyway it became a job and was too much like work!

I like Thursdays for a number of reasons I can then go through my daily routine one of them is particularly being busy at the urban arts centre.

I don’t think I would like to act but to do a documentary would be a good dream of mine.

Small Child

A PRAYER FOR THE GOODLIFE
SO BLESS ME SUBLIME ENDURE
MY HAPPINESS
SAY THAT YOU LIKE MY IMPRESSION
OF YOUR LOVE
LET MY SMALL HANDS HOLD A PAYER
A QUITE PRAYER

WE LOVE TO SLEEP LITTLE BABY
ARE YOU AWAKE
LITTLE BABY

WE LOVE TO HEAR YOU CAN YOU
SAY
YES I LOVE YOU LITTLE MEN

JESUS WAS WATCHING ME
AND I SEEN HIM HE WAS A SMALL CHILD
WATCHING ME ON THE WALL
WHAT HAPPEN
PEACE A CALM
SO JESUS SEEKS A CHILD HES BIG NOW OUR FUTURE OUR BABY

I REMEMBER I WAS ONLY ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD
WHEN HE CALLED ME
AND I PLAYED WITH CANDY FLOSS DOLLS AND SUGAR FAIRIES
I HEARD GO TO SLEEP LITTLE BABY
AS I SLIPPED QUIETLY INTO A DREAM
THIS IS HOW IT SEEM TO ME
A BRIGHT PICTURE
OF I LOVE YOU

THE DAY I SAW JESUS
STRAIGHT AWAY I HAD AN OPEN RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM
THE ANGELS FIRST APPEARED
SMALL LIKE SUGAR CANDY
I FELT LIKE EATING THEM
AND SANG ROCKABYE BABY
TILL I STOPPED CRYING
IN THE TREE TOP

SMALL BABY

I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COME TO LIVE IN ME SMALL CHILD
DID YOU COME TO ME IN LOVE
OR DID YOU SEE AWAY TO HIDE
YOU ARE MY ANGEL
ANGEL WHY DID YOU BRING SO MUCH DISTRESS ON THE PEOPLE
SMALL CHILD
YOU LIVE A LIFE
I DO NOT KNOW
SMALL CHILD