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

Notting Hill Gate( Central Side), 9" x 7", mixed media, 2008

November 22, 2008 • coloured pencil • goauche • mixed media • watercolour • white charcoal pencil

After my recent experiment with watercolour in the last Afro Series, I am beginning to become a bit more comfortable with the medium and I seem to enjoy its unpredictability.

Anyway being inspired by the current wonderful site of urban sketchers I have produced this piece to catch a certain place with some atmospheric effects my goal.

I have used watercolour, gouache, white charcoal and coloured...

Josh in Sleeping Mode IV, A3 sketch pad, Coloured Pencil, 2008

October 16, 2008 • coloured pencil • josh • sleeping mode

I caught Josh in sleep mode again, this time I had a bit more time, until............he changed gears on dream express!

AFRO SERIES VI, 15" x 11", mixed media, 2008

September 25, 2008 • 2B graphite pencil • AFRO SERIES • coloured pencil • white charcoal

This is the 6th in my current Afro series.
The emphasis once more is the beauty of black hair!

The Builder, 11" x 14", Pastel/Oil base pencil, 2008

September 16, 2008 • coloured pencil • pastel • people • sketches

I met this guy recently at a building site and he looked immediately fantastic! I couldn't resist asking if I could paint or sketch him. He had little time available, so with his consent, I snapped him and worked on it three days after in my sketch pad.

I really couldn't stop looking at him. Almost reminded me of some figures in the ancient times!

Afro Series III

September 15, 2008 • AFRO SERIES • coloured pencil • pastel

This is the latest Afro series done in Pastel and coloured pencil. I almost got carried away by the overall design and not the hair but I'll be back to basics in the next one