ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Bath Experience

Lessons and points of note from Bath Marathon 3 and 4

December 02, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

The private view is today! TO SEE ALL 212 PAINTINGS GO TO-THE BATH GALLERY WEBSITE I am presently in Bath, almost tempted to do some snow paintings early tomorrow morning, Bath looks beautiful with the snow! The Exhibition will run till Christmas, DON'T MISS IT!
The Bath Marathon has been a wonderful experience. These are a few lessons and points of note from my last two marathons in September and...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 5 (ALL SET FOR THE SOLO EXHIBITION)

November 18, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

All Glory be to God! All is set with 212 completed 6" x 8" Boards from July to October!!! The scary thing is I still have 288 to go!!!!I'll have to give that a second thought....but I haven't painted Bath in the snow! I hope it snows soon, I'll be rushing down like a mad cat! Lets see, meanwhile, enjoy the last 12 pieces which had 4 doubles and 4 singles! Most which are of Alexander Park or views...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 4 (The First 200 paintings)

November 16, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air • urban life

It was on this part that I met a nice lady who asked me whether I had been to Alexandra Park. I had never been there. I ended up going there for the last painting on this post but in part 5 it took me over!

188-HOLBOURNE MUSEUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT DUSK- It was while doing this painting I met Jane, she said I have to paint at Alexandra Park, I promised I would! Also, while painting this, one of...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 3

November 15, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

Here are more from the Bath Marathon!

177-THE LITTLE HUT AT VICTORIA PARK- The light sparkled through the trees here producing little pockets of light on the shaded grass in the foreground. This was a delight to paint!

178 THE LITTLE POND AT VICTORIA PARK- Sometimes you just discover places by pure serendipity, I was trying to avoid the upcoming rain and racing out of Victoria Park when this scene...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 2

November 11, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

The Bath Marathon continues and these are more shots of me at it! I tried in most of these to keep out of sight, so you can see the paintings without my distracting face but I ended up sneaking in again!

166-Road Beside the Royal Crescent, from Upper Church Street- The light was brilliant lighting the figures and trees, this was real fun!

167-Far End of Royal Crescent, Sun Bathed- This was a great...