ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — ponds
Plein air at Chiswick and Henley.
alla prima boats landscape landscape painting oil on board plein air Plein air Brotherhood ponds
These are 2 paintings I did in the summer, they were part of Plein Air Brotherhood Exhibition.
Chiswick
This place is amazing! I was drawn to the pool because the reflections were just irresistible! It was quite a challenge with the greens always changing.But in the end I enjoyed it!

The Swan Pond Chiswick, 16" x 8", Oil on Board, 2011 SOLD

Henley
This was my first time here. I started painting the...
Chiswick
This place is amazing! I was drawn to the pool because the reflections were just irresistible! It was quite a challenge with the greens always changing.But in the end I enjoyed it!
The Swan Pond Chiswick, 16" x 8", Oil on Board, 2011 SOLD
Henley
This was my first time here. I started painting the...
Oil sketch of a Murky Pond, 8" x 7.5", Oil on canvas board, 2009
alla prima oil on canvas board plein air ponds
I have passed by this place once or twice but yesterday I wasn't going to let it be a dream again. This time it wasn't a face, people, horses or a beautiful landscape or an urban paradise that captured me but a simple murky pond by a canal waste nearby where I live. I took my plein equipment right down there and for approximately 90 mins I tried to capture its still reflections and sudden uprising...