ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Edinburgh
My paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition 2014
Adebanji Alade Edinburgh Mall Galleries Marylebone oil oil on board oil on canvas ROI Sloane Square Soho Urban Landscape Urban Shadow Highlights Works for Sale
This year I am really pleased to have had four paintings selected for the show.
All my paintings this year focus on the effect of light in urban spaces. I decided to explore the mystery of shadows...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career (31, 32)
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The face of Homelessness Charing Cross Road, 36" x 48", Oil on canvas, 2011
This guy is one of the people I randomly meet on the streets. Sometimes it's just impossible to resist asking if a sketch could be done when one sees a face with so much character like this guy has. I saw him way back in 2009, I think, and after asking politely he agreed...
The Power of Red!!!
alla prima Edinburgh london oil on board oil on canvas
Rain, Reflections and The Lady in Red, 8" x 10", oil on board, 2011 SOLD
Moving on, 12" x 24", oil on canvas, 2011 SOLD
Can you tell why red is so powerful in both paintings? Sometimes, I find red daunting but at the same time I could never have a palette that didn't have red in it!
SPECIAL QUOTE
"A thimbleful of red is redder than...