ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — landscape painting

Bath Experience III, 2009

October 06, 2009 • Bath Experience • landscape painting • oil on canvas • The Bath Prize

This is another entry on my experience at Bath. I produced this painting after enjoying a good long walk just taking loads of pictures of the beautiful City of Bath at night.

For this painting, it was the Abbey and it just had a beautiful glow at night, even my little camera I had in hand couldn't give the feel and majestic presence this sight manifested. I tried my best to capture that feel on...

My Beloved Tree IV, 10" x 8", oil on canvasboard, 2009

April 23, 2009 • landscape painting • my beloved tree • oil on canvas board

Yesterday I did this painting and finished it off in the studio this morning. I have sketched this tree before but it was so nice to get to paint it especially with its springy fresh foliage.

This was done on a Winsor and Newton Canvas Board in Oil colour.

Norman Road, Belvedere, 12" x 10", Oil on Canvas Board, 2009

February 03, 2009 • alla prima • landscape painting • norman road • oil on canvas board • snow

It started snowing on Sunday night just before I left church and it has only stopped snowing this morning. We don't always have this sort of snow in London so I decided to take the opportunity to paint a snow scene on the spot, something I have never done before. The only other time I attempted a snow scene, I only did a sketch, then took pictures and worked it out in the studio.

But today it was...

Tooley Street( London Bridge Side), Watercolour/mixed media, approx A4 size

September 12, 2008 • landscape painting • london • mixed media. • people. watercolour

It was one morning early this month as I was passing through London Bridge, that I caught a sight of this view-It was enchanting- I was only armed with my digital camera - and that was it! One shot and the painting is now done. Sometimes we see places we love but just can't get down to painting them, but this time I made sure this one wasn't going to elude me!

2 Studies for larger paintings on London Bridge

August 26, 2008 • landscape painting • plein air

It was bank holiday yesterday, not too many people around in the early mornings 8-11am, so I go to London Bridge to paint two studies on London Bridge. One faces Morgate, the other faces Tower Bridge.

I'm really gearing into the plein air stuff, this is my first in Central London, a bit daunting, especially when I put my hand into my pocket and my five pound note flew into the River Thames!

People...