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

"Left Over-Raiders" 13" x 6.5", watercolour, 2009

September 17, 2009 • arches watercolour paper • different strokes from different folks • DSFDF • Karin Jurick • pen

I have been so busy working on a portrait commission of a large head, 30" x 30" and it has almost made me loose track of most things that I almost missed Karin Jurick's Different Strokes from Different folks. It is has been one year since Karin started this great blog after the her dog, Jackpassed away. Ever since, she got artists all over the world painting and drawing Jack. She has continued to...

San Francisco Blues, 12" x 16", oil on canvas, 2009

August 12, 2009 • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • oil on canvas

-After a few looks at the final version before, I was disturbed with the thick line that went across the picture and the red figure. Now it seems a bit more calm and relaxing, something I can live with.

This is my entry into this Karin Juricks DSFDF. The reference was a high point view of a San Francisco Street.

This piece was totally experimental, as I wanted to see how the scene would work out in...

Homeward Bound (Majidun Waterside), 10" x 8", Mixed Media on Museum Board, 2009

July 09, 2009 • acrylic • African Influence • biro • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • museum mount cardboard • wax crayons

This is my entry into this Karin Juricks DSfDF. The original reference was a lady rowing- I had to think long, on what to do with this one as I didn't get a buzz from the blues. Then I remembered I lived right in front of a waterside in Lagos, Nigeria for 3 years and I'd wake up and see women rowing to and fro from place to place and their main occupation was to get their boats out as far as...

The Spirit of Merchandise, 12" x 12", acrylic on canvas board, 2009

June 17, 2009 • acrylic • canvas board. • different strokes from different folks • josh • Karin Jurick

This my entry in Karin Juricks DSFDF, the reference was a tray of vegetables, something to depict harvest. But when I saw those crops the first thing that came to my mind was Africa and its market places. African Markets are the most colourful places to behold. There is life, energy, colour and vitality. The noise of the hawkers ans sellers will wake anyone from the dead!

I know in this part of the...

And did those feet....7" x 6", oil on board, 2009

June 03, 2009 • alla prima • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • oil on board

This is my entry into Karin Juricks DSFDF. The reference was in black and white and we were to introduce colour to bring out our own interpretations of it! I've been so busy lately and as usual didn't want to miss out so I did a quick Alla Prima of it. Wish I had time to do a more detailed version. I think it was a great exercise!

The piece reminds of a song I love so much that goes like thisThe...