INTRODUCEMYSELF, MY FIRST CONTENT ON STEEMIT.

Painted by my self (Pio)

Hello Steemit Members!

Im new here and this is my first Introduction post...

I`m Pius!
A Tanzanian artist currently living in Tanzania – Africa.
I am a painter; story writer; local photographer; Craftsman; an actor and a singer.

My work as an artist has made me develop interest in tourism as well; so through my blog, I will be able to share with you on all the mentioned areas of interest.

Living as an artist in Africa is quite difficult and very few usually succeed.
Most artists die poor, whereas the business personnel managing and promoting their work amass wealth at the expense of the artists (I will revisit this topic in the near future).

Painting in Tanzania-Africa depends highly on tourism trends i.e. when tourism is at its peak.
This period usually starts in June and ends in March; between March and June the tourism levels are usually very low or not at all.

Tourists are usually interested in the works of local artists especially the paintings. Once they purchase the paintings, an artist is able to earn some revenue.

Painting is a gift to me from God; I never attended any school or training to guide me on how to paint; I just found myself good at painting.
However, I faced several challenges and opted out of it.

One day I received a call from a friend who is a tour guide at Mount Kilimanjaro, inviting me to move to Moshi in Kilimanjaro province, where Mt. Kilimanjaro located.
After giving it a thought, I decided to go to Moshi and pursue my God given gift of painting.

From Moshi town, one has a clear view of Mount Kilimanjaro; so from this site, the tourists are able to easily access our workplace, buy paintings and make orders of paintings of their choice.

During the high peaks of tourism, some tourists take interest in learning how to paint.
Below is a photo of me offering painting lessons and techniques to tourists.

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Most tourists who frequent Tanzania and Zanzibar like animal paintings.
We usually paint using different painting styles namely: Maasai knife painting style (painting is done using a special knife); Tingatinga style, Lilanga style among others.

Later on, I started sourcing for outside market especially through showcasing my work on the internet.
Currently am able to sell my work online although it has its share of challenges as well.

Below is an art I sold to Australia in 2017.

Thank you for reading through my story; I have shared about painting artists on this blog, however in the blogs to follow, I will share with you more on other fields including photography and videos touching on the real life of an African living in Africa.
Also in the future i will share with you how to paint african painting
I will also share very many untold stories that one cannot find on television stations.

I need your support Guys....!
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Any comment, message....i will appreciate that!

Thank you.
PIO