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

Winning the First Prize at Pintar Rapido in London 2013

July 15, 2013 • acrylic • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • Awards • chelsea • Chelsea Painter • cityscape • demo • london • outdoor painting • Pintar Rapido • plein air • plein air demonstration • Urban Sketching

Adebanji painiting "The Summer Buzz at Kensington Church Street"

On Saturday we had a great Plein air Festival in London called Pintar Rapido. The Borough of Kensington and Chelseahosted up to 400 painters who registered to take part in this one day competition. Roger Beckett, the founder of this event in London got the idea from Spain and did a brilliant job to put this altogether in London for...

Original Mounted Sketches Available!

July 12, 2013 • A6 daler-rowney sketch book • Adebanji Alade • colored pencils • conte • graphite • london • people • public transportation • sketches • tombow wash pens • Works for Sale

I have had many people show a lot of interest in acquiring some of my original sketches from my daily sketchbook. This is a great opportunity to get them at studio clearance prices.....I'm making lots of space in my studio at the moment, the process contniues. I have 4 in this Collection and if anyone is interested they are £150 each all unframed.

Sketch, sketch, sketch!!!

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Sketches on the Train, Tube and Bus in June I

June 17, 2013 • 150 years on the underground • A6 daler-rowney sketch book • Adebanji Alade • ball point pen • london • sketch tutorials • tips on sketching people on public transport • tombow wash pens • `sketches

These are some sketches done earlier this year. I am going to be sharing the importance of Lines and their weight at my SKETCHINSPIRATION blog, so be sure to sign up for the latest updates.

Lines are everything to me when it comes to sketching and there is something sensual, emotional and lyrical about lines-they are everything to me when I sketch on the tube, train or bus, so look out for the...

Spring Reflections, Oliver's Island- Strand on the Green, 8" x 10", Oil on Board, (Plein Air)

May 29, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • daily paintworks • guerilla thumbox • landscape • london • oil on board • Oliver's Island • plein air • river • ROI • seascape • Works for Sale

Spring Reflections, Oliver's Island -Strand on The Green, 8" x 10" , Oil on Board

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I am continuing a series of paintings on reflections and this was painting was done on a wonderful day out with members of the ROIat Strand on the Green, I really enjoyed painting this scene and it was a great experience because I was able to sit down under a shady tree without...

Urban Shadow Highlights- Series 8-12 (5 paintings) Oil on board

May 18, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • figures • Harpenden • light and shade • london • oil on board • oil on gessoed card • people • plein air • public transportation • Rickshaw • studio painting • Taxis • Urban Shadow Highlights

In all these paintings, the main subject is LIGHT! Once there's light, there's bound to be shadows! I love highlights and shadows!

The effect they have in urban space and settings is what this retrospective series of 5 paintings (mainly of London) is all about.

Light has colour, it has atmosphere and it has a life of it's own! The ability to capture this remains the task and duty of the artist,...