ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — AFRO SERIES
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"For our purposes we will define a habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skillis the...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career ( 21 and 22)
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AFRO XXII
AFRO XXII, Charcoal/Graphite, 10" x 8", 2009
This is one of my drawings that show the beauty of natural hair. It's one of my favourites! The model I used was a very good friend of mine. Because it was purely one of those pieces that I chose to do, I altered her facial features a bit to suit the purpose of the piece. Sometimes I do this especially if the person doesn't want to be...
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AFRO SERIES coloured pencils sanguine dust sanguine oil base pencil The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career
This piece comes from my AFRO SERIES, a series which I am still currently working on. This series emphasizes the beauty of natural black hair.
I can clearly remember I met a lovely lady, during a weekend in the winter of 2008 and she had a nice looking Afro, not the kind you'll always see. I looked once and twice....then got the courage to ask if she'll like to be in my current...
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AFRO SERIES carbon pencil charcoal dust graphite oil base pencil The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career watercolour paper
This is one from my AFRO SERIES. I remember I was at Church on a Sunday afternoon and I went to the lobby where we normally relax between the morning service and evening service, and these lovely girls were helping themselves look good. I just took a number a shots while the plaiting took place, it was only later while looking through my archive of pictures did I realize this...
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AFRO SERIES charcoal dust graphite oil base pencil people SERIES TheStory Behind 40 works that changed my career watercolour paper
Afro XIX, Graphite, 13.5" x 9.5", Charcoal and Oil Base pencil, 2009
This is drawing was number 19 of my current Afro series. My passion for graphite and charcoal some how takes over here, as I really tried to express myself, and because it was not a commission, I felt a little bit on the free side. The emphasis of this series is the beauty of black natural hair and the model is a...