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

Urban Shadow Highlights I, 6" x 8", Oil on gessoed mountboard (Bath Marathon Plein Air)

6 x 8 Adebanji Alade alla prima Bath Experience Bath Marathon cityscape landscape painting oil on board oil on gessoed musuem mount board outdoor painting plein air Urban Shadow Highlights


Looking back, I have chosen 7 works from my Bath Marathon of paintings which Highlight Shadows and Raking Light.

This is number 1 in the series- it was painted with an evening back-lighting at Widcombe Parade, Bath.


Urban Shadow Highlights I-Backlighting Widcombe Parade, 6" x 8", Oil on Gessoed Mountboard

 
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This particular Series highlight the effect of...

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Seasons Change, 2 x 8" x 10", Oil on board

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This piece just reminds me that seasons change.

This was painted at Westfield park, Upcerne  Road, Chelsea.
Seasons Change, 16" x 10", Oil on board (2 Separate pieces)
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I really enjoyed the feeling of painting this at different seasons. I hope to continue this with another scene.


That's me during the winter season- the best time to paint!!! No light changes.

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Plein Air Painting of MV Bolgen & other Boats at Cadogan Pier

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MV Bolgen & other boats at Cadogan Pier, Chelsea Embankment, 18" x 10", Oil on Canvas Board, 2012-picture taken with my  I-Phone-sorry about the quality.


This morning I embarked on painting one of my beloved scenes around the Chelsea Embankment. A walk along the Chelsea Embankment is one of my best walks in London and it's always great to paint a place one loves.

Adebanji painting the MV Bolgen and...

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The Making of Rain, Reflections and The Lady in Red

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Rain, Refections and The Lady in red, 8" x 10", Oil on Board. 


This is a little 8" x10" painting I did a while back and posted under the title-The Power of Red-of a wet London scene. Every now and then apart from posting the work I do or work that I am currently working on. I also like to share the stages I go through to produce some of these paintings. This particular painting was painted entirely...

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The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career-40

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NUMBER 40-RAIN, RAIN and RUSH HOUR

Rain, Rain and Rush Hour,  24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011






And finally at last, The 40th work that has made my career is this painting- I was inspired to take this one on because it was a had crowded figures, reflections and rain-three elements I really love in urbanscapes!

I worked completely from a photo in the studio but all the time I made sure I didn't fall...

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