ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — public transportation

Sketches on the train, tube and bus in London (March I)

March 12, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • ball point pen • london • people • public transportation • sketches • Sketches on Public transport • tips on sketching people on public transport • tombow wash pens

Here I will be showing some of the sketches in one of my sketchbooks. I sketch almost everyday on public transport. This has been my practice for many years now and I just keep this habit going as it is the way I see the world!

Hope you enjoy these sketches and I hope you can feel the way I felt for each face. I just love faces!!!

Nothing is so enjoyable, so interesting and so engaging as when I sit...

Original Mounted Sketches Available!

July 12, 2013 • A6 daler-rowney sketch book • Adebanji Alade • colored pencils • conte • graphite • london • people • public transportation • sketches • tombow wash pens • Works for Sale

I have had many people show a lot of interest in acquiring some of my original sketches from my daily sketchbook. This is a great opportunity to get them at studio clearance prices.....I'm making lots of space in my studio at the moment, the process contniues. I have 4 in this Collection and if anyone is interested they are £150 each all unframed.

Sketch, sketch, sketch!!!

Just send me an email if...

Urban Shadow Highlights- Series 8-12 (5 paintings) Oil on board

May 18, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • figures • Harpenden • light and shade • london • oil on board • oil on gessoed card • people • plein air • public transportation • Rickshaw • studio painting • Taxis • Urban Shadow Highlights

In all these paintings, the main subject is LIGHT! Once there's light, there's bound to be shadows! I love highlights and shadows!

The effect they have in urban space and settings is what this retrospective series of 5 paintings (mainly of London) is all about.

Light has colour, it has atmosphere and it has a life of it's own! The ability to capture this remains the task and duty of the artist,...

Sketches on the train, tube and bus in April I

April 13, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • biro • bus • drawing • london • London Transport • people • public transportation • sketches • tombow wash pens • tube

These are some backlogs of sketches I haven't published here! Enjoy the moments! Enjoy the people from different places. London is a melting pot-a sketchers' dream!!!

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SPECIAL QUOTE
"Nothing gives me such delight while I journey from place to place within the city of London, than when I am busy...

MAKING A MARK AWARDS- Adebanji wins The Travel with a Sketchbook Trophy 2012

January 08, 2013 • demo • london • people • public transportation • Sherrie McGraw • sketchbook • sketches • techniques • tips on sketching people on public transport • videos

Adebanji's Sketches on Public transport 1

It's a great way to start the year and I see this year as a fresh sketchbook page spread- ready to be filled up with abundant creativity! There's really nothing as great as looking at the pages of a brand new sketchbook! When I see a fresh page, it makes me tick, and I just feel like filling it up! It's a great feeling! Looking back at my old sketchbooks,...