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

Spring Reflections, Oliver's Island- Strand on the Green, 8" x 10", Oil on Board, (Plein Air)

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Spring Reflections,  Oliver's Island -Strand on The Green, 8" x 10" , Oil on Board
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I am continuing a series of paintings on reflections and this was painting was done on a wonderful day out with members of the ROIat Strand on the Green, I really enjoyed painting this scene and it was a great experience because I was able to sit down under a shady tree without...

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Elected as An Associate Member of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (The Journey)

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My journey and passion with Oil colour started while I was at Yaba College of Technology between 1992-1997. It was where I discovered this wonderful medium, up till then I had only painted in water based media.

ROI 2007- The painting Rush Hour III won the First Prize in the Winsor & Newton Under 35 Category. 


I can't remember the exact year but something tells me it was in 1993! I heard a lot about...

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The Face of Homelessness, Earls Court

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The Face of Homelessness, Earls Court, Oil on Board, 12" x 16", 2012


I'm back to my series of Homeless faces and sketches on public Transport, I'll also be posting some of my recent plein air work too. This particular piece was accepted into the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries. I am happy I was able to get this one in. Also I am happy I have some stage shots...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (Open Painting Evening) 2012

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Adebanji at work

The Open painting evening at the ROI was interesting again this year, with lots of non-members turning up to paint alongside the members on a very busy evening. I was quite busy this year painting and I wasn't able to get the names of some artists featured, so I just took random pictures during the session and rushed back to more painting. We had three models on the night. The...

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Highlights of The Royal Institute of Oil Painters (Under 35 Category) 2012

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Alex Cree, THERMOS STILL LIFE, 53 x 53cm- one of my best pieces in the show! It's really full of colour! Rich applications, solid draughtsmanship and a solid composition. This painting won the Phyllis Roberts' Award of £2,000 in memory of Phyllis Roberts ROI, to encourage and support a young painter. I think it's worthy of the award and how nice to have such a support to an artist out there. Much...

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