ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Kentmere House Gallery

Discovering The City of York ( Part 3- The paintings and sketches complete)

Adebanji Alade Architectural Sketches Architecture Castle Museum Discovering The City of York drawing graphite Kentmere House Gallery Micklegate plein air River Ouse sketching urban York

This is the third  part about my discovery of York and very soon I'll be having the exhibition of the paintings and sketches I produced at York. The exhibition starts today at 6pm.

Ann Petherick, who runs the gallery will be having a civic party with The Lord Mayor, Councillor Julie Gunnell. I'm excited and I have really been looking forward to this!

Now, back to the final part of my paintings and...

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Discovering The City of York (Part 2-Plein Air)

Adebanji Alade Architectural Sketches Architecture Castle Museum Discovering The City of York drawing graphite Kentmere House Gallery Micklegate plein air River Ouse sketching urban York

 Summerlight Micklegate Bar

This place is the place you can't miss at York! How could I possibly paint York without my own version of the Micklegate Bar! I arrived early on Saturday morning and set up beside one of the pubs which would come in handy in case I needed to use the loo. I hadn't been painting much before this, so I felt a bit timid, trying to impress myself and not just fully...

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Discovering The City of York (Part 1-Plein air and Urban Sketching)

Adebanji Alade Architectural Sketches Architecture Castle Museum Clifford's Tower Discovering The City of York drawing graphite Kentmere House Gallery plein air sketching urban Urban Sketching York


Relaxing around the River Ouse after a painting session.

This Summer (August 2-9) I had the opportunity of discovering a new urban painting paradise! I got invited to the City of York by Ann Petherick of Kentmere House Gallery. She had silently been admiring my paintings of London and Bath for a while and thought I would love York too! Well, she was right!

The Arsenal, all ready for war!-Paints all...

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