ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Mall Galleries

Simon Davies: Portrait Painting Demonstration and some other paintings I liked at the RP Show

June 01, 2011 • demo • Mall Galleries • oil • portraits • RP • Simon Davies

(above) This is a sketch I did of Simon Davies at work.

I got to hear about this demo on Making a Mark blog and I was delighted! First it was a free demo and secondly it was going to be one done by one of my favourite painters. I think, if I am not mistaken, that this is a new feature during the RP (Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition) There was one I missed by Andrew James. That's...

Learning by Sketching from Paintings in Galleries/Museums II

February 22, 2011 • 2B graphite pencil • Andrew Festing • biro • exhibition • Mall Galleries • oil • RP • sketchbook • sketches • tombow wash pens

This is my 2nd post on the usefulness of sketching in galleries and museums, the first one can be seen HERE. It really helps one to tap into the way the artist works and that also helps increase the ability to see and learn from seeing. Seeing does sound a bit common but for the artist it isn't, it means so much more and I keep learning that everyday.

Learning from Andrew Festing PPRP.

I love The...

Learning by Sketching from Paintings in Galleries/Museums

January 07, 2011 • Anastasia Pollard • Mall Galleries • oil on board • portraits • RP • Velazquez

In this post I would like to highlight one of the ways I like to learn by sketching from paintings I love in galleries and Museums. If you love a particular painting, especially if it is a portrait, one of the ways of understanding how the artist went about it is to sketch it. Working in this way can really help to improve your understanding of how artists edit information and concentrate on what...

Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Open Painting Evening

December 17, 2010 • figurative • life painting • Mall Galleries • portraits • ROI

It was another great evening with members painting along side non-members. As usual we had three models to paint and the whole scenario was electric!

This is the finished version of the model I painted on the night.

Because of the weather this year we had to leave 40 minutes before the usual time, but that was no hindrance as the works produced were all great, with each having an individual touch in...

Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition 2010 (Little Wonders)

December 11, 2010 • exhibition • Mall Galleries • oil on board • ROI

This is my final post on the exhibition, this one highlights some little wonderful paintings at the exhibition too. Hope I'm not boring you with this, but I also love to share what I am passionate about- and sometimes it's not only my art but those of other painters!

1. TREVOR CHAMBERLAIN ROI RSMA

Shallow Trees(SOLD)- This is a simple statement, sometimes the simpler the better!

Coppersmith, Kerman,...