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

Josh Watching WALL E, A3 sketchbook, carbon pencil, 2009

May 18, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • carbon pencil • josh • sketches

This time Josh is not sleeping, he is busy watching WALL E. Here I try to capture that serious concentration and pure attention he gives this beloved film.

I did this with my carbon pencil, which has some great qualities for achieving rich darks.

Josh in Sleep Mode XV, Oil base pencil(Sanguine), A4 sketchbook, 2009

May 15, 2009 • josh • sanguine oil base pencil • sketches • sleeping mode

This makes number 15 in my current series of my son sleeping. This time after a busy day at Nursery, he ate and watched "Prince of Egypt" after which it was a switch to sleep mode. I quickly rushed to get another sketch done before he changed gears.

This was done with an oil base sanguine pencil with a bit of sanguine dust at the end, in my A4 sketchbook.

Josh in Sleep mode XIV, A3 sketchbook, Sanguine/Sepia dust/Coloured pencil, 2009

May 13, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • colored pencils • josh • sketches • sleeping mode

This is number 14 in my current series of quick records of my son in sleep mode.

This afternoon while working on a commission that I was using sanguine and sepia dust, he fell asleep beside me. So I quickly took a break and tried to capture another sleep mode. I think I ended up pouring too much dust on the paper and it was hard to lift off.

Josh in Sleep Mode XIII, 11" x 8", Conte/coloured pencil on gessoed cardboard, 2009

April 15, 2009 • coloured pencils • conte • gessoed cardboard • josh • sleeping mode

This is number 13 in my current series of Josh in sleep mode.

I caught him this afternoon after lunch, needed to be fast because I tried using a few different media.

Josh and his beach friends, 20" x 10", Mixed Media on gessoed mountboard, 2009

April 01, 2009 • acrylic • coloured biros • coloured pencils • different strokes from different folks • josh • mixed media • tombow wash pens • wax crayons

This is entry into Karin Juricks DSFDF. It was a beach scene and my main model Josh had to be employed again but this time a picture from his much younger days.

Here he lands on beachland a new experience for him and his toys...........what next? You decide......anything is possible in a kids world!

This was done in acrylic, coloured biros, wax crayons, coloured pencils and tom bow brush pen wash...