ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — drawing

The Street Sketching Spirit!!!

June 12, 2012 • drawing • graphite • homeless • london • Moleskine A4 • oil base pencil

The street sketching spirit is my life!!! There's always a buzz and high when I am able to sit down and meet people on the street, have a connection, hear wonderful stories and sketch!

These pictures are a few that I have done recently on the streets of London.

Sketch of Chris, Islington

All sketches were done in graphite, oil base pencil in an A4 moleskine Sketchbook.

Adebanji sketching Chris

Chris...

Childhood Joys, 16" x 16", Brown and Sanguine coloured pencils, 2010

June 05, 2010 • children • commission • drawing • sanguine coloured pencil

This is a recent commission I completed and his parents were pleased with the result. I have actually drawn all other members of this family last year. Then this little boy was added to the family, his parents waited for him to gain some good stable features-evolving in to a boyish face and now he was ready for his portrait. Click HERE for the link to his dad's piece

I used three Faber Castell...

Self Portrait at Lots Road Studio, Graphite, 2007-2010

March 19, 2010 • drawing • graphite • me

I have been working on this piece for too long I think, and being a self portrait I got to a stage I wasn't seeing myself again but someone else. I think this is one of the dangers of overworking a piece. Nevertheless, I'll start another one but learn from this experience.

But please those of you out there who know me very well, I need your feedback, what do you think went wrong. Already, I have...

FLYING MOLESKINS

January 19, 2010 • 2B graphite pencil • biro • drawing • the flying moleskins • tombow wash pens

This is a great exchange of sketchbooks between 13 artists that I am currently taking part in. Check the site HERE for details.

Front cover

I have as the theme for my sketchbook- Homelessness and Poverty and I have kicked things off with this image below.

"got spare change, please...?"

Biro, graphite and No75 TOMBOW BRUSHPEN

It is really going to be great! I'll end up with a sketchbook full of...

Sketch of Wellington Arch-Hyde Park, A3, Pen/Ink, 2009

August 20, 2009 • bristol board paper • drawing • landscapes • pen and ink • statues

Out and about the city again! This time it's Hyde Park Corner and The Wellington Arch caught my attention on a hot summers morning! Temperatures went high as 30C, which is really high for London! The Ink washes dried so quickly.

This was done with Pen and ink wash on an A3 Bristol paper. The Bristol paper is very white which really helps for the vibrant result.