ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — A and K Wilson Gallery

Elected as An Associate Member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (The Journey)

February 06, 2013 • A and K Wilson Gallery • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • DVD • exhibition • FACE OF HOMELESSNESS • Heatherley School of Fine Art • homeless • oil • oil on board • oil on canvas • ROI • The Artist Magazine • Town House Films

My journey and passion with Oil colour started while I was at Yaba College of Technology between 1992-1997. It was where I discovered this wonderful medium, up till then I had only painted in water based media.

ROI 2007- The painting Rush Hour III won the First Prize in the Winsor & Newton Under 35 Category.

I can't remember the exact year but something tells me it was in 1993! I heard a lot about...

The Plein Air Brotherhood

September 06, 2011 • A and K Wilson Gallery • alla prima • exhibition • landscape • landscape painting • oil • oil on board • oil on canvas • plein air • Plein air Brotherhood • seascape

The effect of "like-minds"are powerful and when people with the same vision and drive come together to form a group the results are always explosive! The Plein Air Brotherhood is such a group. We came together to form this group because we believe so strongly in Plein Air work and the sheer joy that painting outdoor brings! Roy Connellygot the group going and growing, he says, he sees us pursuing...