ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — coloured pencil

The Duet, Mixed Media on Gessoed mountboard, 8.5" x 11", 2011

March 03, 2011 • coloured pencil • liquin • oil on gessoed musuem mount board • oil pastel • the flying moleskins

This is my contribution to a world wide sketchbook exchange I am currently taking part in called "The Flying Moleskins".

This is my contribution to Edward Burton's Sketchbook. His theme is music.
I decided to use these two players who I had been longing to paint for a quite a while.

The Duet, Mixed Media on Gessoed Musuem mount board, 8.5" x 11", 2011

I can't remember the origin of the music but I...

FLAMENCO SERIES 2 & 3, Mixed Media on Paper, 2010

April 08, 2010 • acrylic • chalk pastel • charcoal dust • coloured pencil • flamenco series • gouache • graphite dust • oil base pencil • wax crayons

My series of flamenco dancers continues. My goal is to experiment with movement, texture, mood, energy, vitality and emotion-all of which would be the highlights in this series of drawings and paintings.

FLAMENCO SERIES 2

The inspiration for this series has come from Brian's St Louis Drawing Blog. He had an interesting post on a Flamenco dancer, Beth Steinbrennerto not only model for them but also...

MISERY, 8" x 8", Mixed Media on Canvas Board, 2010

April 08, 2010 • biro • coloured pencil • oil on canvas board

Check out how this this mixed media piece of a man I sketched on Southeastern Trains last month was transformed from a sketch by clicking HERE

AFRO XVIII, 9" x 12", Mixed Media on Paper, 2010

February 13, 2010 • AFRO SERIES • biro • coloured pencil • liquin • oil base pencil • watercolour paper • wax crayons

This number 28 in my current series of Afro Hair styles. I really love the look of Afros and I'll continue this series as far as I keep loving it!

For this piece I had my friend Shola as the model, she turned up to a get-together with this Afro and without wasting time I asked if she'll like to part of the series and she agreed.

This piece was done in an "experimental manner" I used watercolour,...

"Contemplation II" (THE FLYING MOLESKINS), 5" x 7", Mixed Media on paper, 2010

February 10, 2010 • charcoal dust • coloured pencil • graphite • graphite dust • oil base pencil • the flying moleskins

This is my latest entry into a sketchbook exchange between 13 artists.

This sketch will be in Liz Holm's sketchbook but at the moment it is on its way to Dean in The States.

I have gone about this piece by first sketching with with graphite then adding a graphite dust wash for tones, followed by a charcoal dust wash for darker tones. Then I added details with a white coloured pencil and a softoil...