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

The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career (25, 26)

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NUMBER 25-Evening Light, Leadenhall Market II, 24" x 30", Oil on Canvas, 2011




Both paintings featured in this post are two of my best spots in London. Leadenhall Market is an amazing structure and has its beauty at anytime of the day. I love it best at evening light and having painted it once before I decided to embark on a larger piece for a group exhibition I had last year at Enid Lawson...

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

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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,...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career ( 21 and 22)

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NUMBER 21

AFRO XXII



AFRO XXII, Charcoal/Graphite, 10" x 8", 2009



This is one of my drawings that show the beauty of natural hair. It's one of my favourites! The model I used was a very good friend of mine. Because it was purely one of those pieces that I chose to do, I altered her facial features a bit to suit the purpose of the piece. Sometimes I do this especially if the person doesn't want to be...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 20

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Number 20-The Royal Crescent bathed in the spring sun




This painting of the Royal Crescent in Bath was done for my Bath Group show in May last year at The Bath Gallery. I went to Bath to do a study in graphite and then I took loads of pictures too. I came back to London with all the reference material and embarked on this piece, which is my largest painting of a place in Bath.

It is such an...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 19

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Number 19- Interior Light in Farmyard




This work brings back great memories as it was the first Farm painting I embarked on doing. I haven't been able to keep up this series as much as I would have liked to. But also when I first became a Provisional member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, this was the first painting that I exhibited at their members only exhibition in 2010.


Interior Light in...

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