ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — portraits
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 1
commission oil on canvas portraits The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career
On this day last month, I clocked 40, and I shared 40 works that changed my career on Facebook. But on this blog I have decided to show the works and the stories behind them in the days ahead, so stay tuned!
Mr & Mrs T. Sharp, 80 x 100cm, Oil on Canvas, 2008
This portrait came as a commission from the groom's father, who wanted a great wedding gift for...
Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Under 35 Category) 2011
exhibition figurative figures landscapes Mall Galleries oil portraits ROI still life winsor and newton
Scarlet Solitude (The Poem and The Painting), Oil on Board, 16" x 20", 2011
alla prima oil on board portraits
Scarlet Solitude.
Look deep into my eyes
there's no surprise
Look right across my face
It's deprived of grace
I am human
what about you?
I ain't no prisoner
from the zoo!
Look at me, don't try to hide
Look, man, I have lost my pride.
The latest developments have made me weep
All their promises they never keep.
What's this life all about?
Why am I here?
Should I laugh and smile
or just shed a tear?
Listen to me,...
Simon Davies: Portrait Painting Demonstration and some other paintings I liked at the RP Show
demo Mall Galleries oil portraits RP Simon Davies
(above) This is a sketch I did of Simon Davies at work.
I got to hear about this demo on Making a Mark blog and I was delighted! First it was a free demo and secondly it was going to be one done by one of my favourite painters. I think, if I am not mistaken, that this is a new feature during the RP (Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition) There was one I missed by Andrew James. That's...
Learning by Sketching from Paintings in Galleries/Museums
Anastasia Pollard Mall Galleries oil on board portraits RP Velazquez