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

Enchanting Nocturne Reflections, Albert Bridge (13) Chelsea Marathon

May 16, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • Albert Bridge • alla prima • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • london • nocturne • nocturnes • oil • oil on board • reflections

This is Number 13 on Friday!!!!

Well this is the well known and remarkable Albert Bridge at night!

Enchanting Nocturne Reflections, Albert Bridge (13) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil on Board

I have painted this nocturne twice at night before and I bet the shall be more because the place is just so beautiful at night!

My strokes in this one were really bold, I worked in pure alla prima to capture the...

Nocturnes, Night Plein Air Painting in London (No 3 & 4)

March 15, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • guerilla thumbox • london • night painting • nocturnes • oil • oil on board • plein air • Rosemary Brushes • Sloane Square • The Artist Magazine • urban nocturnes

These are two more night plein air paintings I have done of London. These are both based around Sloane Square, one of my favourite spots in London.

A very good reference to read alongside this post is in this months Edition of The Artists Magazine it has a full 3- paged article on Urban Nocturnes. In this article I share some demos and tips, methods and everything I do to get myself geared to...

Nocturnes, Night Plein Air painting in London (No 2)

February 18, 2013 • alla prima • guerilla thumbox • landscape • london • London Painter • night painting • nocturnes • oil • oil on board • plein air • plein air nocturnes • Rosemary Brushes • Trafalgar Square • Urban Sketching

This is another nocturne plein air I have done in London. This particular one was done on 2, 10" x 8" boards. I started off the first one then I thought it didn't justify the scene, so I decided to add another 10" x 8" board to it.

Trafalgar Square at Night, 20" x 8", Oil on board

These are some other shots of the painting session in progress.

The First session in progress.

As I must have mentioned...

Nocturnes, Night plein air painting in London (No 1)

January 28, 2013 • chelsea • Chelsea Painter • guerilla thumbox • landscape • london • night painting • nocturnes • oil • oil on board • plein air • plein air nocturnes • Rosemary Brushes • Urban Sketching • Vincent Van Gogh

The next few posts will highlight a few plein air paintings I have done in London (mainly the Chelsea area, around my studio) and also interjected with a few day time ones and my post on being selected as an Associate Member of the ROI and also being featured in the METRO Newspaper on the 22nd of January with an article on Pintar Rapido.

It's been a great year so far!!

Night Reflections under Albert...