ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — commission
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Gracie, Graphite/Oil Base Pencil, 13" x 9", 2009
This drawing is part of a study I did for a an oil portrait commission of this little girl for her parents. Why I love it so much is that it was just a way for me to experiment and find out different parts of her features that worked well for the final piece. Among all the sketches and studies I did...
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St Paul's Panoramic View, 44" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011 (Commission)
I was pleased to get this commission for two reasons, the first being, I just really love St Paul's as a building, I think it is architecture at it's magnificent best! Then secondly because it came from the fact that the client had seen my painting of The Royal Crescentand loved the way I...
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Bath Experience commission exhibition graphite Moleskine A4 oil on canvas The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career
This painting of the Royal Crescent in Bath was done for my Bath Group show in May last year at The Bath Gallery. I went to Bath to do a study in graphite and then I took loads of pictures too. I came back to London with all the reference material and embarked on this piece, which is my largest painting of a place in Bath.
It is such an...
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On this day last month, I clocked 40, and I shared 40 works that changed my career on Facebook. But on this blog I have decided to show the works and the stories behind them in the days ahead, so stay tuned!
Mr & Mrs T. Sharp, 80 x 100cm, Oil on Canvas, 2008
This portrait came as a commission from the groom's father, who wanted a great wedding gift for...