I am Said Oladejo-Lawal. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria. I live in Columbus Ohio, with my wife and two children.

My father was a contractor who specialized in painting and decorating houses and exposed me to some intricacies of design and decoration. My dad would often regale the rest of the family with stories of how as a toddler, I would roll in paint whenever he took me to work.  My Dad inspired me to paint, and I started drawing from an early age. I made efforts to project senses out of stick figures and tried to express a distinct sense of emotions when necessary.

I studied painting in Nigeria and graduated 1995 from the prestigious Yaba College of Technology Lagos.  I also graduated with a bachelor’s degree in graphic design from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh, United States of America in 2012.

My journey through art so far has taken me through many of the media available for use. I started with pencils, crayons, then oil and moved on to photography, watercolor, pastel and now acrylic.  I always use my themes to explore the hidden part of our daily lives. I enjoy expressing emotions and feelings because they are the essence of who are, even though we mostly think they are mundane. I like music, dance and the feelings associated with them...

Linda Hutchinson has been making art for the better part of her life, originally in the greeting card and print markets, and currently through her fine art drawings, oil and watercolor paintings. Awards include: Ohio Watercolor Society Gold Medal in 2001; First Night Akron button artist in 2008; and twice the recipient of The Kaleidoscope Award. She teaches drawing and painting at The Cuyahoga Valley Art Center. Her affiliations include: Hudson Fine Art and Framing; Ohio Arts Council;  Sharon Weiss Gallery (Columbus, Ohio); signature memberships in the Akron Society of Artists, the Ohio Watercolor Society and the American Watercolor Society.  Her work garnered a Juror’s Choice award in both the 11th and the 13th Ohio Online Visual Artist Registry Juried Exhibition sponsored by The Ohio Arts Council and The Columbus Metropolitan Library (2018 and 2020). She holds a B.A. in French from Miami (OH) University.