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

Sketch of St Mary's Church, Battersea, Graphite/Charcoal, 2009

August 14, 2009 • charcoal • cityscape • graphite • landscape • seascape • sketches

Out and about in the city again, this time its a seascape view of St Mary's Church, Battersea. It creates a kind of contrast- the modern architecture in the background and the Church which history records had its original built in 800AD

This scene would have been far more interesting in colour. Hope to paint it when I begin paintings of the city. I liked this place because it wasn't not busy and...

Sketches at St Marys Cray Funday, Oil Base Pencil , A4 Sketchbook, 2009

June 29, 2009 • landscape • people • sketches

These are some sketches I did at St Marys Cray fun day when I wasn't sketching peoples portraits last Saturday. They served as good warm ups for the main sketches of people later on.

Norman Road, Belvedere II, 10" x 8", Oil on Canvas board, 2009

April 24, 2009 • alla prima • landscape • norman road • oil on canvas board

This was painted yesterday in Alla prima style. The weather is just getting better and better and I couldn't resist going out again to get this lively late evening spring feel to Norman Road, around where I live. I have painted this scene Before but that was when it had just snowed heavily in London.

This time it is the same road but a complete contrast, it is spring and the late afternoons are...

Drizzly Day on Fleet Street, 10" x 10", Mixed media on Watercolour Paper, 2009 SOLD

April 10, 2009 • cityscape • coloured pencil • goauche • landscape • watercolour • watercolour paper • wax crayons

Into the streets but more of studio work. This time its not trees but the typical London urban life I love. When it never rains heavy but drizzles all day long.

This was captured on Fleet Street during my scene hunting expeditions.
During my scene hunting expeditions I take loads of photos of scenes I love then bring back the pictures to the studio and start editing and cropping till I get the...

My Beloved Tree III, 16 x 11, mixed media on paper, 2009

April 03, 2009 • biro • colored pencils • drawing • gouache • landscape • my beloved tree • sanguine dust • sepia dust • watercolour

The weather was better today but only in the afternoon. I scouted about to find those lovely trees that I have always longed to draw or paint but only do so in my dreams, or sometimes in my mind....I discovered this one in the bush around Belvedere. I then made myself comfortable and gave it a go.

I have used sanguine and sepia dust, watercolour, gouache, Biro and coloured pencils to achieve this.

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