User:Thomas okech

Thomas Okech(born 25 august 1992 ) is a self taught artist and a painter from Nairobi Kenya. He is one of the most famous contemporary Kenyan artists, with his works being included in the collections of the GoDown art Center in Nairobi.he started is drawing career at a young age while still in primary school.after completing his secondary school he was more than willing to pursue his artistic talent ,but due to luck of support from the community he decided to take another turn and venture in film industry.in the year 2012 he joined Richmond media collage where he graduated with a diploma in film and TV production.the year 2014 he joined Kenyatta university taking a degree in film-making but due to luck of funds he was forced to drop out on his second year,

Early life
Thomas was born in Nairobi Kenya the son of meshack okech, a small scale farmer,and his mother yunita also from a humble background. He has three sisters: Elizabeth, Rebecca, and laventa. and one brother Wilfred. One of Thomas paternal great-great-great-grandfathers, jazron okech, was born in western province in 1912; he married Eloise nyaleso, in 1945. They left western for Nairobi that same year and settled in kariobangi.They had a four sons and two daughters, Thomas grew up in high poverty, and had a christian upbringing. The family was dominated by his abusive father, whom Thomas has described as "a merchant of chaos. Thomas has said that he was beaten by his father, whom he has called a "bully and coward." He stated, "He was the kind of person where, if something goes wrong, they kick you. It was a great lesson in my life—how he'd lull you in, make you feel safe and then, bang! For me, it was like, 'There's something wrong with this guy. Don't trust him. Be careful around him.'"

Producing
in 2015 Thomas partnered with Richmond production and the company has since co-produced several of Thomas films, the first being the edge: nyumba ya wazee the same year, also Thomas first project as a producer.today Thomas has has been trying to make a living through selling portraits and paintings, he has put his film career aside due to unpromising film industry in Kenya.