Rasta’s Attempts Of Painting Oliver Mtukudzi Result In Chiwari

When the news of the death of Oliver Mtukudzi came to the public’s attention most were expressing sadness while others were anticipating Rasta’s drawing of the star which might likely look different. Rasta did what he does best, painted the late star but the results showed an image of another star the famous Chiwari from Emzini Wezinsizwa.

Rasta‚ who is no stranger to criticism said he’s learnt to let the “hate” slide because people judge his incomplete work instead of the finished product.

“I have been drawing for a long time‚ since my high school days and it’s my passion something that I live for. What people don’t understand is that painting is a process and it’s not a fast process. There’s a lot of steps that must be taken from the first sketch to the final product. The problem now is that the minute I sit down‚ someone takes a picture of my incomplete work and says to Twitter‚ ‘Look at Rasta’s painting!’ but at that stage the picture is not done‚ so it doesn’t look great because it isn’t done. But Twitter doesn’t care‚ they go ahead and judge anyway‚” Rasta said.