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

The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 14

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Number 14- Rush Hour II



In this post I'll be showing the stages of completion from start to finish. This shows another technique I use when starting off these kind of crowded scenes. With This Rush Hour I started with an abstract acrylic opaque wash, I really wanted the finished painting to have a lot of density and that's why I used this technique.




Rush Hour II, Oil on Canvas, 80 x 120cm, 2007


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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 11

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Number 11- Summerlight Clapham Common





In Summer of 2009 an advert came out in The Artist magazine for an oil painting to be submitted no larger than 36" x 24" for a winning place in ROI exhibition of that year and for a mini profile in the November Issue of The Artist Magazine. I gave it a go and I really thank God, I won!


Summerlight Clapham Common, Oil on Canvas, 24" x 18", 2009

This painting took...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 3

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Number 3- Pensive II


I wanted a painting that would remind me of the pensive nights that I used have while organizing pool competitions for residents of St Mungo's(A charity that hoses homeless people) at Cedars Road in Clapham London. This particular hostel has just been shut down, this week after years of running, which makes me cherish this piece, even more. These pool competitions were a means...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Under 35 Category) 2011

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Once again I am thrilled to highlight this category which is known as the Winsor & Newton Young Artists Award, It's a major part of the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, which opened yesterday to the public at the Mall Galleries and continues till Sunday the 18th of December. It was opened by the President, Peter Wileman and The Rt. Hon, Michael Portillo. This years crowd...

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The Making of Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011

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Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011 SOLD


This was one of the paintings I did earlier this year, it was part of the London Paintings Group show I had at Enid Lawson Gallery. I have posted this piece before but not with a few shots of the stages.
This post is just to show the stages I go through to paint a Rush Hour Scene. The sketching is very important and also the ability to paint the...

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