Oyaa Lo?

OYAA LO? 

Acrylic on Canvas
From the collection: Transitions in Time – A Twilight Journey in Ningo 

The question comes almost instantly. The moment you cross the old bridge into Ningo, someone will ask you: Oyaa lo? — “Where are you going?” 

It’s not just a greeting; it’s a ritual. A moment of recognition that movement has meaning. 

Set in one of Ghana’s oldest coastal towns, OYAA LO? captures the rhythm of arrival. Cars, motorbikes, and foot traffic wind through a sunlit stretch, all layered in bold, expressive color. The chaos is familiar, yet full of anticipation—because here, motion is not random. It’s cultural. It’s purposeful. It’s personal. 

This painting is about more than travel. It’s about transition—between towns, between stories, between who you were and who you are becoming. As part of the Transitions in Time collection, it explores what it means to move forward while carrying memory, tradition, and self-awareness. 

The scene pulses with everyday energy, yet underneath the noise is a question that belongs to all of us: Are you ready to move? 

This piece invites you to reflect, to stand still in motion—and to consider the spiritual and emotional journeys we take every time we answer that question.