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

Notting Hill Gate( Central Side), 9" x 7", mixed media, 2008

November 22, 2008 • coloured pencil • goauche • mixed media • watercolour • white charcoal pencil

After my recent experiment with watercolour in the last Afro Series, I am beginning to become a bit more comfortable with the medium and I seem to enjoy its unpredictability.

Anyway being inspired by the current wonderful site of urban sketchers I have produced this piece to catch a certain place with some atmospheric effects my goal.

I have used watercolour, gouache, white charcoal and coloured...

AFRO SERIES VIII, 8" x 11", mixed media, 2008

September 25, 2008 • AFRO SERIES • goauche • tombow wash pens

This is the number 8 in this series. I experimented with my tombow marker pen and water with some white gouache. I was quite pleased with the effect.

The emphasis is to show the beauty, variety and possibilities of natural black Afro hair.

Study for Queen Esta, 50cm x 50cm, Gouache

June 18, 2008 • Esta • goauche • painting • study

I have always been inspired by African head gears, this is a study for a bigger painting. The model is Esta, beautiful and bold.

Study of Laurence, 17" x 13", Gouache.

June 03, 2008 • goauche • pastel • people • study • tombow wash pens

I met this wonderful girl in London at Abbey Wood Bus station. I later got talking with her and she agreed to have me paint or sketch her. This study is done in Goauche with a few hints of grey tombow wash pens and pastel.