Alex Peter uses burn marks to create wonderful art

Courtesy: Alex Peter
Alex Peter is a 25 year old Pyrography artist, this means he uses a method that decorates wood or other materials by using burn marks on them. He starts off by using a pencil to sketch his subject on a board, then completely burns the image with the smoke from his blow lamp. After this, he goes ahead to use a razor blade or sand paper to carve the patterns out  until he achieves the desired shape or texture of his subject. When ready, he sprays the piece with a fixative to stop the colours from running.

Alex is a trained accountant. Art for him is just a hobby and he is self taught. Today he makes a living off art because he decided to pursue his passion. He fully started in 2016 and has exhibited twice. He is also a hyper-realist artist and plans to own an art school in the future.


Courtesy: Alex Peter

Courtesy: Alex Peter


Courtesy: Alex Peter


Courtesy: Alex Peter

Courtesy: Alex Peter

Oluwaseun Sanni filming Alex in his studio

Pencil sketch of President Muhammadu Buhari - First step before burning commences

Blow lamp

Forget my face, sight Alex burning the board in the background?











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