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

"The 22nd Anniversary", 24" x 20", Oil Base Pencil, 2009

October 13, 2009 • commission • oil base pencil • poeple • portraits • watercolour paper

This is another commission completed and delivered with the client pleased. The clients were their children and they gave it as a gift to their parents!

I have used medium, soft and extra soft oil base pencils on a smooth artistico fabriano watercolour paper. I really liked the smooth absorbent texture of the paper and the way the oil base pencil marks appear on the paper.

Grandad Transformed! 10" x 12", oil on linen canvas, 2009

June 05, 2009 • commission • oil on linen • portraits

Some of you might remember the post I shared about having a commission to paint someones Grandad from a small 6x4 black and white photograph, it was the only photograph they had left.

I took up this challenge and now after a few adjustments here and there it has been verified!

To do this it was tricky all the way, because it was hard to depict warm and cold colours, I just had to stick to tones,...

Just the 2 of Us, 28" x 21", Coloured Pencil/Sanguine & Sepia Dust, 2009

June 02, 2009 • coloured pencil • commission • portraits • sanguine dust • sepia dust • watercolour paper

And finally here comes the last one! Those who have been following will remember the little boy, his mum and dad, now it just mum and dad. This one had to have a vignette feel to it so it wouldn't look overworked and after a few adjustments here and there, it's finally been verified!

This was done with Coloured pencils with sanguine and sepia dust.

Thanks for all who have voted, I am sure this might...

Painting of Diana( Stage 4) This seems to be the final stage

March 03, 2009 • diana • life painting • model • oil on linen • people • portraits

I got in 3 valuable hours today and this might be the final. I don't think I'll be taking this on again because it got to the stage where I said all what I wanted to say at the beginning of the painting. It was all about her hair and that has been achieved! This is one model I would continue to paint as far as she is available. Very professional and has a charming personality too.

While painting...

Painting of Diana (Stage 3)

February 25, 2009 • diana • life painting • oil on linen • people • portraits

I had the opportunity to paint from life today. I continued with another 3 hours on Diana.

I had to change the background completely because the other background wasn't showing the beauty of her long natural hair, and that was the very thing that prompted me to ask her to model for me in the first place. So I work like a robot to retouch the background and then settle for most of her garment and...