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

Sketching at the English national Ballet School (II)

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This is the second batch of sketches I did. This one and last batch were done in graphite. Sometimes I try my best to experiment but I always see myself coming back to the medium I love the best, which is graphite.


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I had a technique for doing these sketches that helped me move a little faster without being so messy and inaccurate. This was to make sure I...

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Sketching At the English National Ballet School (I)

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These are some sketches I have done at the English National Ballet School, Hortensia Rd Chelsea. I first had the opportunity to sketch there while studying Portraiture at The Heatherley's School of Fine Art, from 2003-2005. I really enjoyed the experience then and that's why I applied more recently to sketch there again.

Page 1-Adebanji' Alade's Ballet Sketches


To sketch constantly moving dancers is...

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Sketching At the English National Ballet School (I)

A3 sketchpad ballet dance dancer English National Ballet School figurative figures london people tombow wash pens `sketches


These are some sketches I have done at the English National Ballet School, Hortensia Rd Chelsea. I first had the opportunity to sketch there while studying Portraiture at The Heatherley's School of Fine Art, from 2003-2005. I really enjoyed the experience then and that's why I applied more recently to sketch there again.

Page 1-Adebanji' Alade's Ballet Sketches


To sketch constantly moving dancers is...

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Rain and Reflections-The City, 8" x 10", Oil on board.

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This is one of my little alla prima paintings of London. In this painting I introduced my own colour scheme to the scene which would have rather been harsh if i kept it as it was. Normally the London buses are a harsh warm red colour but  I decided to move it  to the purple tint range to support my warm purplish scheme here. I then added a yellow umbrella to compliment the whole picture.

Rain and...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career-40

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NUMBER 40-RAIN, RAIN and RUSH HOUR

Rain, Rain and Rush Hour,  24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011






And finally at last, The 40th work that has made my career is this painting- I was inspired to take this one on because it was a had crowded figures, reflections and rain-three elements I really love in urbanscapes!

I worked completely from a photo in the studio but all the time I made sure I didn't fall...

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