Nigerian self taught artist Makama John (b. May 31st 1992) has been painting and drawing all his life and went professional in 2020. He works from his home studio in Abuja Nigeria. He uses Charcoal, Acrylic and Oil as his medium. He captures confidence, beauty and essence of his models in eye gaze, green skin and poker dots. As eye-catching as intriguing, Makama John’s portraits are irrevocably in tune with the creative bubbling of Africa. His creations are marked by blazing colours, brilliantly put in contrast to enhance his subjects whose unchanging gazes are filled with unwavering confidence and poise. The aesthetic signature he developed with the green polka-dotted skin gives all the uniqueness to his representations, this recognisable from miles away. He decided to wear the hat of a full time artist three years ago.