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

Evening Light, Leadenhall Market, 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas, 2010/11

March 26, 2011 • figures • oil • oil on canvas • painting • urban life

I have worked this this painting over from last year. It is of the City boys after work, at Leadenhall market. The lighting of the place makes this place exciting to paint at any time of the day. This one was done with evening light approaching with the artificial lights also creating a nice mood.

Evening Light, Leadenhall Market, 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas, 2010/11 SOLD

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Sketch of Threadneedle Prize wrap up party, 16" x 12", mixed media on paper, 2009

September 19, 2009 • Mall Galleries • painting • people • sketches

Yesterday I attended the Threadneedle Figurative Prize Wrap up party and I was able to have another good look at all the paintings. It was an interesting exhibition with a good mix of different styles and art in different meduims. Against a lot of other peoples response and opinions at the show, I really liked the painting of St Peter on the Crossby Louis Smith-I just like it for the sheer...

I NEED YOUR VOTE!!

May 27, 2009 • British Airways • Great Britons • me • painting • sketching

I have been shortlisted as one of the Great Britons who might have an opportunity to travel to their dream location by winning free flight tickets sponsored by British Airways!

Every two months they shortlist the strongest applications and then it comes down to public voting! This is where I need your vote. If you love this blog and you want to see me take on sketching and painting live in the busy...

Adebanji and some of his paintings I

April 06, 2009 • me • painters and thier paintings • painting

It is always good to look at the painter and their paintings, that is why I am a going to continue my series on a painters and their paintings. But meanwhile I'll just like to keep a reaction going between painters and their paintings, this time it is photos of me. Sometimes people say painters will reveal who they are in their paintings. I am not sure how true that is, but I do know that we...

MY new BLOG - FROM BLACK AND WHITE TO COLOUR

October 22, 2008 • painting • sketckes

Feel free to check out my new blog - it would be showing the transformation of some of these sketches I have done over the years into paintings.