ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Esta
AFRO SERIES V, 12" x 9", mixed media, 2008
This is the fifth in the Afro Series- which the emphasis is on the beauty of black hair. The model again is Esta. Here she is in a world of her own! I add the African motifs as this represents her ethical background.
One picture was taken at night and one in the day time-makes a lot of difference!
Tones and Reflections, 100cm x 80cm, oil on linen, 2008
This work was conceived about 2 years ago. My ever amazing model and friend Esta, has always wanted me to paint her. So one morning I went to sketch her at home and take pictures of her playing the the piano. After looking through all the pics the one that struck me most was the one that didn't actually show her expression but revealed it in her reflection in the mirror above the piano she was...