ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — oil base pencil
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career (36, 37 and 38)
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Gracie, Graphite/Oil Base Pencil, 13" x 9", 2009
This drawing is part of a study I did for a an oil portrait commission of this little girl for her parents. Why I love it so much is that it was just a way for me to experiment and find out different parts of her features that worked well for the final piece. Among all the sketches and studies I did...
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acrylic art therapy emotions exhibition me mechanical pencil oil base pencil sanguine dust self portrait sepia dust The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career watercolour paper
"Art Therapy"(self portrait) 24" x 24", Acrylic on Canvas, 2009
I remember at the time I did this piece I was doing a bit of research on Art Therapy and I used myself as the model to depict the surge of hope and spark of life that Art Therapy can bring into an individuals life. The individual may be finding it hard to cope with various negative symptoms and experiences in life,...
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AFRO SERIES carbon pencil charcoal dust graphite oil base pencil The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career watercolour paper
This is one from my AFRO SERIES. I remember I was at Church on a Sunday afternoon and I went to the lobby where we normally relax between the morning service and evening service, and these lovely girls were helping themselves look good. I just took a number a shots while the plaiting took place, it was only later while looking through my archive of pictures did I realize this...
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AFRO SERIES charcoal dust graphite oil base pencil people SERIES TheStory Behind 40 works that changed my career watercolour paper
Afro XIX, Graphite, 13.5" x 9.5", Charcoal and Oil Base pencil, 2009
This is drawing was number 19 of my current Afro series. My passion for graphite and charcoal some how takes over here, as I really tried to express myself, and because it was not a commission, I felt a little bit on the free side. The emphasis of this series is the beauty of black natural hair and the model is a...
AFRO XXXI and XXXII , Mixed Media, 2010 (The Flying Moleskins)
AFRO SERIES charcoal dust graphite oil base pencil
AFRO XXXI-The model here is Tiffany. This one is for Dominique, who is Tiffany's mum. The same materials mentioned in the piece below were used for this one.
AFRO XXXII-The model here is my daughter, Kezia. This one is for Michelle. I have used...