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

"ONLY REMEMBERED BY WHAT WE HAVE DONE......" 12" x 9" Mixed Media on Gessoed card, 2009

January 15, 2009 • acrylic • biro • coloured pencils • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • Thomas Jefferson • wax crayons

This is my entry into the current weekly Challenge on Karin Juricks Different Strokes from Different Folks. It was a view of Jefferson's Memorial at Night.

I did a little bit of research about this man and it reminded me that we shall all only be remembered only by what we have done. Now that is a challenge to us all! So lets go out there and do that thing we have always wanted to do, that will...

AFRO XX, 10" x 8", coloured pencil/sanguine dust, 2008

December 16, 2008 • AFRO SERIES • coloured pencils • sanguine dust

This is number 20 in my current Afro series.

The emphasis is all about the beauty of natural black hair.

I met a lovely lady, during the weekend 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 series.....She agreed!

This was done with ghosting the sanguine dust on a self sanded watercolour...

AFRO SERIES IX, 12" x 12", mixed media, 2008

September 29, 2008 • acrylic • AFRO SERIES • biro • canvas board. • coloured pencils • oil base pencil • wax crayons

This is the ninth in the Afro Series I am currently working on. I saw this little girl yesterday at church and I couldn't resist taking pictures of her in her Afro! I worked on one of the shots in acrylic, wax crayons, oil base pencil, biro and coloured pencils on canvas board.

I had to stop a bit early as was on the verge of overworking the piece. Also I wasn't keen on the resemblance as the...