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

Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (Open Painting Evening) 2012

demo exhibition figurative figures Mall Galleries model oil oil on board oil on canvas oil on canvas board portraits ROI

Adebanji at work

The Open painting evening at the ROI was interesting again this year, with lots of non-members turning up to paint alongside the members on a very busy evening. I was quite busy this year painting and I wasn't able to get the names of some artists featured, so I just took random pictures during the session and rushed back to more painting. We had three models on the night. The...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Open Painting Evening) 2011

exhibition life painting Mall Galleries model oil oil on board oil on canvas ROI


Adebanji's painting and the model

This post is well overdue but I got caught up in the festive flush and couldn't do it on time. Now that it's winding up, I have been able to catch up with blogging and this had to be the first post up on my list.
This event took place on Thursday 15th December from 6pm to 9pm. It was the busiest night I have witnessed since attending this event in 2007. It affords...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Open Painting Evening) 2011

exhibition life painting Mall Galleries model oil oil on board oil on canvas ROI


Adebanji's painting and the model

This post is well overdue but I got caught up in the festive flush and couldn't do it on time. Now that it's winding up, I have been able to catch up with blogging and this had to be the first post up on my list.
This event took place on Thursday 15th December from 6pm to 9pm. It was the busiest night I have witnessed since attending this event in 2007. It affords...

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Painting of Diana( Stage 4) This seems to be the final stage

diana life painting model oil on linen people portraits



I got in 3 valuable hours today and this might be the final. I don't think I'll be taking this on again because it got to the stage where I said all what I wanted to say at the beginning of the painting. It was all about her hair and that has been achieved! This is one model I would continue to paint as far as she is available. Very professional and has a charming personality too.




While painting...

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Painting of Dory (stage 3)

Dory life painting model

Yesterday I was able to get another 120mins with Dory. It was a very quick 2 hours. Hope to get more done next Monday.



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