ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — Sloane Square

Updates from my Art World July 2017

February 20, 2018 • Christie's • Nigerian sketches • oil on board • plein air • sketches of trees • Sketches on Public transport • Sloane Square • studio painting

1. Sketching on Public Transport

Met this great dude, we laughed, hugged and I sketched him!

2. One to One Coaching with Gary Westall

Gary's Final Painting

3. Plein Air at Sloane Square

4. Sketches my beloved Trees

5. Studio painting on The Easel.

6. Visit to Christies

7/ Reflecting on some of my sketches in the 90's while at Nigeria.

Updates from my Art World XI ( March 2017)

January 09, 2018 • Arthur Mole • Idris Elba • Karl Taylor • Kevin Scully • sketches • Sloane Square • St Benedicts Catholic College • The One Show

1. Sketches on Public Transport

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2. Plein Air Sloane Square completed

3. Sketches to colour

This is where I take a sketch and work on the coloured version with no colour reference, all from imagination.

4. The One Show- finally airs the short film on Arthur Mole, a collaboration I did with photographer, Karl Taylor. We used 600 students of St Benedict's Catholic College

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My paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition 2014

December 10, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • Edinburgh • Mall Galleries • Marylebone • oil • oil on board • oil on canvas • ROI • Sloane Square • Soho • Urban Landscape • Urban Shadow Highlights • Works for Sale

It's that time of the year again! The Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters is currently on and will run from the 10th of December to the 21st of December at the Mall Galleries, London.

This year I am really pleased to have had four paintings selected for the show.

All my paintings this year focus on the effect of light in urban spaces. I decided to explore the mystery of shadows...

Break-time, The Chelsea Brasserie (11) Chelsea Marathon, 8" x 10", Oil on board

May 14, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • Kings Road • london • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • Sloane Square

Break-time, The Chelsea Brasserie (11) Chelsea Marathon, 8" x 10", Oil on board

This is number 11 of my current series of my favourite spots in Chelsea.

I call it the Chelsea Marathon, as it ongoing and really an endurance race of producing 60 drawings and paintings in a short space of time.

I have chosen The Chelsea Brasserie along Kings Road, Sloane Square because of the beauty of the shadows! I...

Afternoon Light, Sloane Square from Above (9) Chelsea Marathon

May 12, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • chelsea • Chelsea Marathon • Chelsea Painter • Chelsea Paintings • london • Lots Road • oil • oil on board • Sloane Square

Here is number 9 of my current series of paintings and drawings of Chelsea.

It's Sloane Square from above under some intense afternoon light!

Afternoon Light, Sloane Square from Above (9) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil on board

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This one was painted all indoors, I got the view shot from a Bus 11 while journeying around the Square.

I am always...