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

Painting of my framer Bijan

light and shade likeness painting portraits


I painted this portrait from a series of pictures I took of the guy that does my frames, he is master framer. I tried to capture the look in his eyes when he wants to know what you want this time.


It is an oil on canvas and measures 16'' by 12"

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Painting of my framer Bijan

light and shade likeness painting portraits


I painted this portrait from a series of pictures I took of the guy that does my frames, he is master framer. I tried to capture the look in his eyes when he wants to know what you want this time.


It is an oil on canvas and measures 16'' by 12"

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Painting of my friend Francisco

light and shade oil on canvas painting portraits


I painted this portrait from a photo I took of my friend where I work I had to switch off the lights and had only one source of light -a tungsten bulb spotlight. I wanted to create a kind of mystery around his life-So I titled it "creepy shadows" or simply "creep".


It is an oil on canvas and it measures 120cm by 80cm.

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sketching my friends

charcoal. likeness drawing portraits sketching



At work I sketch my friends and I really enjoy the process, it is great and they really love it. I work in charcoal and sometimes in pencil. My main objective is to get a likeness but also create some kind of unique feel of the personality/ character of my friends. I have a few images here. Enjoy! Feel free to ask any questions or you might want yours done as I draw directly from life.

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