ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — different strokes from different folks

"Contemplation II" (DSFDF Portrait Swap), her version of me, Graphite, 2009

January 02, 2010 • different strokes from different folks • graphite • me • portraits

Adebanji by Emilie

I almost thought I was going to belong to the 'singles' who didn't have faithful partners, but I was so shocked to see my old head pop up on the dsfdf site.
Lucky enough for those singles Karin Jurick filled in the gap and has painted the missing ones HERE. Her paintings are just wonderful!

Emilie Guderian,the artist who I drew below, has rendered a powerful portrait in my...

"Contemplation II" (DSFDF Portrait Swap), her version of me, Graphite, 2009

January 02, 2010 • different strokes from different folks • graphite • me • portraits

"Contemplation" (DSFDF Portrait Swap), 5" x 4.5", Graphite on paper, 2009

December 21, 2009 • different strokes from different folks • graphite • Karin Jurick

Stealing precious holiday time in Tokyo, I managed to get one of the smallest portraits I've done till date. I never planned to do it this small. I was just doing my normal ritual of trying out a thumbnail of how I plan to compose the main piece and then I got stuck on the thumbnail. I noticed I could do all I wanted to express about this beautiful lady(unknown to me at present)on this small...

"...The Valley of The Shadow of Death.." 18" x 12", Mixed Media on Paper, 2009

November 18, 2009 • acrylic • charcoal dust • different strokes from different folks • DSFDF • graphite • Karin Jurick • mixed media • watercolour

This is my entry into this Karin Juricks Different Strokes from Different folks. The reference picture was very interesting and it had a lot of drama to it.

My interpretation of the challenge was a real challenge in itself. Not really a challenge to compose and paint, but because of the reason why I chose to depict the challenge this way. Last week I lost a gem. He was only 16! Now, that has...

"Industrial Synthesis" 15" x 9", Mixed Media on Paper, 2009

October 29, 2009 • acrylic • cartidge paper • charcoal • different strokes from different folks • DSFDF • Karin Jurick • mixed media • oil base pencil

This is my entry into Karin Juricks DSFDF, The reference picture had roof tops and I didn't really find the whole picture interesting but a section of it.

So I decided to zoom into this area and make a statement with it. I just loved the various tonal values, the variety of shapes and diagonals, so I played around with them using charcoal, oil base pencils and white acrylic. I fixed the charcoal...