The archive / 11 works

Selected
paintings.

Each work is shown at its full aspect ratio and can be opened for a closer view.

Series / 01

Motherland
Reminiscence

Five paintings shaped by memories of Benin and Gabon, including music, oral history, ceremonial forms, coastlines and distance from home.

A masked figure holds two infants in Ahonon by Ajar.

01Ahonon

Motherland Reminiscence
Oil on canvas
36 × 48 in.
Private enquiries considered

A drummer sits between masked torchbearers in Guardians of Sound by Ajar.

02Guardians of Sound

Motherland Reminiscence
Oil on canvas
30 × 40 in.
Private enquiries considered

A musician plays beside fire under a blue sky in Sound of Spirits by Ajar.

03Sound of Spirits

Motherland Reminiscence
Oil on canvas
30 × 40 in.
Private enquiries considered

An elder tells a story to children beneath a tree in Golden Tales by Ajar.

04Golden Tales

Motherland Reminiscence
Oil on canvas
36 × 48 in.
Private enquiries considered

A seated silhouette at an orange waterside sunset in Longing by Ajar.

05Longing

Motherland Reminiscence
Oil on canvas
36 × 48 in.
Not for sale

Series / 02

Pursuit
of Freedom

Six paintings tracing vulnerability as it gives way to confidence through Ajar’s muse: the Lady with no name.

A seated figure curls inward against a red block wall in Rock Bottom by Ajar.

06Rock Bottom

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Private enquiries considered

A seated figure faces her reflection in What If by Ajar.

07What If

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Private enquiries considered

A seated reader with crossed legs and a candle in Serenity by Ajar.

08Serenity

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Private enquiries considered

A figure with red hair and blue clothing against yellow in Trust the Process by Ajar.

09Trust the Process

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Not for sale

A pale figure looks upward beyond the frame in Free at Last by Ajar.

10Free at Last

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Private enquiries considered

A seated figure fastens a red shoe in Ready by Ajar.

11Ready

Pursuit of Freedom
Oil on canvas
24 × 36 in.
Private enquiries considered

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