ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — oil sketch

THE CHELSEA MARATHON (Introduction)

April 07, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • drawing • london • oil • oil sketch • paintings and drawings of Chelsea • plein air • Works for Sale • `sketches

The Chelsea Marathon is here!!

Morning Light, Albert Bridge from Battersea Bridge, 8" x 6", Oil on Gessoed Card SOLD

Now, you all must have heard of my Bath Marathon and my mini-York Marathon! I had to travel far to get those done. But from tomorrow, the 8th of April till the 8th of May. I'll be running a Chelsea Marathon!

Rainy Day, Kings Road, 10" x 8", Oil on board, SOLD

This is no real race! But...

The "OIL PORTRAIT SKETCH"-My Free Workshop at Cass Arts

March 20, 2012 • demo • oil sketch • people • sketches • The Anders Zorn Palette • workshop

Cass Arts have been running free workshops every weekend this season and on Saturday I going to be running the show from 12-4pm. In collaboration with Winsor & Newton , who will be supplying all the materials for the day-I'll be demonstrating how I convert my black and white sketches to colour. It's all about the portrait sketch.

I have copied and pasted this from the Cass Arts website
LEARN TO PAINT...

Bath Marathon III Day 3 and 4

September 29, 2010 • 6 x 8 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • oil sketch • urban life

These are shots from day 3 and 4 of the 3rd Marathon.

116. It was so hot when I started this, I had to take off 3 layers of clothing, that's the unpredictable British weather for you! I had the staff from Bartlett Properties come out to offer me a cool glass of water when I finished, they said they had been watching me from start to finish!

117,118- You can't paint Bath without painting Milsom...

Bath Marathon III Day 1 and 2

September 28, 2010 • 6 x 8 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscapes • oil on board • oil sketch • urban life

Glory be to God! Here comes the Third Marathon! You might be thinking I'll be sick of Bath by now. But No! There are still more places to paint! As A plein air painter it is not the places we look for, but the effect of light on the places and therefore, one place could look different in seven different light conditions during the day! Incredible! I have had to delay this post because the wii fii...

Bath Marathon II Day 9 and 10 (The First 100)

August 30, 2010 • 6 x 8 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on gessoed card • oil sketch • urban life

These are the final shots that make up my first 100! All glory be God for the ability, health and divine inspiration! I'm looking forward to my next trip in September. I have also learned a bit more from this trip which I'll share with you, some pitfalls and things one just must do!

89-A guy passed by and stopped, he was a bit amazed, he said, "what you are painting is better than the real...