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

The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 23, 24

May 18, 2012 • acrylic • art therapy • emotions • exhibition • me • mechanical pencil • oil base pencil • sanguine dust • self portrait • sepia dust • The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career • watercolour paper

NUMBER 23-ART THERAPY

"Art Therapy"(self portrait) 24" x 24", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009

I remember at the time I did this piece I was doing a bit of research on Art Therapy and I used myself as the model to depict the surge of hope and spark of life that Art Therapy can bring into an individuals life. The individual may be finding it hard to cope with various negative symptoms and experiences in life,...

EMOTIONS XIII, Mixed Media on paper, 2010 (The Flying Moleskins)

April 14, 2010 • charcoal dust • emotions • gouache • graphite • mixed media • oil base pencil

This makes number 13 in my current series on "Emotions". I have used this guy before as one of my models for this series. This is a contribution for Camille's sketchbook. This is all part of a 13 artist sketchbook exchange, called the Flying Moleskins pioneered by Dominique.

I have used my usual mixed media drawing materials for this.

EMOTIONS XII, 12" x 16", Mixed media on cardboard, 2009

August 01, 2009 • biro • emotions • graphite • wax crayons

This is number 12 in my current series on Emotions.

I used myself to model this piece.

It shows the emotions present as a human being passes through the storms of life. Silent but steady the effect is engraved and remains an experience to remember.

I started of this piece with graphite, then etched away with my blade, then I introduced Biro and wax crayons on off white cardboard.

EMOTIONS XI, 7" x 7", Charcoal dust/Oil Base Pencil & Graphite, 2009

June 13, 2009 • charcoal dust • emotions • graphite • Kezia • oil base pencil • watercolour paper

This makes number 11 in my current Emotions series.

This is the "usual" tiny baby emotion-The model here is my newly born daughter, "Kezia" - she came on June 9th, 2009- 14.21hrs and weighed 3.2kg. This piece was done in charcoal dust, oil base pencil and graphite on watercolour paper.

EMOTIONS X, 10" x 8", Sanguine/sepia dust and coloured pencils on Watercolour paper, 2009

May 04, 2009 • coloured pencils • drawing • emotions • sanguine dust • sepia dust

This makes number 10 in my current Emotion series.

I saw this guy playing as a street entertainer at Woolwich Market on Saturday and immediately it clicked with me that he'll be great to draw in my emotions series as he was completely lost in the spirit and emotion of the music he was playing. Passers-by were all dropping coins, I did too and also I didn't forget to snap pictures too.

I have used...