ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — London Bridge

The Face of Homelessness, London Bridge

January 23, 2013 • FACE OF HOMELESSNESS • figures • homeless • london • London Bridge • oil • oil on board • people • studies • The Anders Zorn Palette

This is another guy I encountered at London Bridge. He was actually begging inside London Bridge Station and this isn't allowed. Sometimes the homeless get away with it. So I didn't have much time to stay with him before he was moved on by the Travel Police.

The Face of Homelessness, London Bridge, 12" x 12", Oil on Board, 2012

He had the kind of face that I always love to paint and explore. I...

The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 9

April 11, 2012 • London Bridge • oil on canvas • rush hour • The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career

Number 9- Rush Hour IV

There are some paintings that bring one the sweetest memories. Paintings that bring one complete satisfaction and joy. Paintings that one looks back and knows, "I did the hard work here, I tried my best and did all I could to make it happen!" If there's a painting that brings me that kind of feeling-One of them is this one, "RUSH HOUR IV"- I painted it over a long period, I'm...

Tooley Street(London Bridge Side) Accepted in the Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition 2009 SOLD

February 18, 2009 • London Bridge • mixed media • Royal Watercolour Society • watercolour

Last year I did this post on this piece and I am going to quote exactly what I wrote on that post-

"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,...