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

Afternoon Light, Sloane Square from Above (9) Chelsea Marathon

May 12, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • london • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • Sloane Square

Here is number 9 of my current series of paintings and drawings of Chelsea.

It's Sloane Square from above under some intense afternoon light!

Afternoon Light, Sloane Square from Above (9) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil on board

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This one was painted all indoors, I got the view shot from a Bus 11 while journeying around the Square.

I am always...

Stones at Westfield Park (7) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil on board

May 09, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • london • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • plein air

This was a scene I couldn't resist painting.

It's number 7 in the current series of the Chelsea Marathon!

Stones at Westfield Park, 10" x 8", Oil on board

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I had nursed the feeling for a while but this time it wasn't going to last!

Adebanji painting at Westfield Park, Chelsea

I am happy I went to do it because it really got it off my chest, which is what...

Morning Greys, Lots Road Pub and Dining Rooms (4) Chelsea Marathon

May 07, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • london • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • plein air

Here comes number 4!

The Chelsea Marathon continues.


Morning Greys, Lots Road Pub and Dining Rooms, 10" x 8", Oil on board

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This time I'm on Lots Road again and it's the lovely bend on Lots Road that caught my attention. I really love architecture and this one is just a typical example why.

Adebanji Alade painting Lots Road Pub and Dining Rooms

Just the...

That Evening Feeling, Lots Road Pumping Station (3) Chelsea Marathon

May 05, 2014 • 8 x 10 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • Architectural illustration • Architectural Sketches • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • Paintings of Chelsea • plein air

This is the third piece in the current series of paintings and drawings around Chelsea.

I have returned to the area around my studio which is around Lots Road.

That Evening Feeling, Lots Road Pumping Station, 8" x 10", Oil on Board

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This is another view I can't believe I haven't painted for 10 years since being in this area.

Adebanji painting Evening Feeling,...

Morning Light Kings Road (2) Chelsea Marathon

May 05, 2014 • 8 x 10 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • Architectural illustration • Architectural Sketches • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Kings Road • oil • oil on board • Paintings of Chelsea • plein air

This my second shot at the Chelsea Marathon.

Here I have used Graphite which is my best medium!

Morning Light, Kings Road, 8" x 10", Graphite on Paper.

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I worked purely indoors for this one.

The ability to get the effects of sunlight with graphite lies wholly on the manipulation of tones to suit the scene. When using graphite in landscapes, the one thing missing is...