Gospel Chima Ogbansiegbe popularly known as called doctor keyz on Instagram (dr_keyyz) is a boy with many parts.
He is a medical student, speed painter and a pianist all at the same time.
The fair talented Nigerian narrated that he began to play piano from a tender age.
“I began playing the piano when I was about 5-years-old and started painting in 2018.
One day, I was bored and decided to do both at the same time. Did it a few times and then in front of my friends and family, everyone was shocked and decided that a skill this awesome should not be kept in the shadows. They decided that the world should see this. I did a couple of videos and posted online and boom!!, it went viral. That’s where the magic started. Blogs began posting, I was getting hundreds of thousands of views and reactions from people round the world.”
The young talent said that his favourite artist is painter Pablo Picasso while going down memory lane
“He’s a real legend. Learning about him helped me find myself in Art generally.
“Many Nigerians still have that mindset that being a painter can’t really pay the bills. But honestly, this is 2022, the whole game has changed. Painters are making a whole lot of money. I myself once sold a painting for 3 million naira.
“I have this mindset that as a human, we can literally do anything we want to do and achieve. The secret to getting better is consistency. That’s how I’ve got to this point. I wasn’t born ambidextrous but learnt how to be, perfectly. Just by consistent practice,”
Dr_keyyz is not without challenge.
“Basically the only challenge I have now is the fact that I’m a Medical student. This comes with lots of reading and studying, lots of exams too. You need to be really psychologically disciplined to be able to schedule your plans so you won’t loose track of school and studies. There’s been ups and downs but I’m in 500l now, and hopefully I’m becoming a doctor in no time,” he stated.
While he struggled, his family is his most trusted and supporting.
“My family has been a major support and source of inspiration to my craft. My mom especially, is my biggest fan and supporter.
My Dad, My brothers, and my sisters. They all keep me moving. I’m glad I have them,” he stated.
He believes that in future, he will be working on a really big art gallery right now. “Hopefully it’ll be one of the most captivating galleries in the east. I have about 45,000 followers on Instagram right now, but in the next 10 years, by Gods grace it’ll be 10 million followers. I also have big plans of majoring in Music. I have a couple of songs too. I can’t wait to share them with the world,” he stated.
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