By Carlington Wilmot, Youth Writer
They say that no one sees the talented ones. But it's difficult not to see his work on the walls bordering communities in Kingston. He is 20-year-old Terry Anthony and he has been panting since he was nine years old.
His greatest wish is to one day share his knowledge with others so that his talent can live on like Reggae icon Bob Marley.
Terry has never gotten the chance to go to art school but he won an art competition organised by the National Water Commission (NWC) sometime ago which allowed him to attend an art seminar in the United States.
Today he uses regular household paint and paint brushes, and from a printed picture, does paintings ranging from past and present political leaders to great musicians.
His mother he said, played a significant role in his life, encouraging him to go for it.
"My mother loved to see when I painted, and it was she who prompted me to start drawing," said Anthony who goes by the alias 'Full Hundred'.
"I don't want to be an electrician because I can't see electricity when it's coming, you only feel it. I can see and feel my art."
Today he lives near Dunkirk, east Kingston, but spent most of his life growing up in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, where he used to attend Ocho Rios High School. After graduating, he moved to Kingston.
Terry explained that good artists are born with the spirit of art inside them.
"There are some people who are doing art, but they weren't really made for it so they will never be quite good," he explained.
"I do it to the fullness of my ability, and always try to bring out the best aspect of it."
The thing he likes about drawing is the many different colours, and the way they unite when brushed together.
"I love the unification of colours. When they combine they bring a unification of the people's love. For instance, here I am painting on the road (his last stop was on Oliver Road east Kingston) and people just started to stop from nowhere, to watch me do my painting. But if I wasn't there painting no one would stop and be having friendly conversations with each other," he said with a wide grin on his face.
