ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — studio space

The African Wrapper, 14" x 10", Oil on Canvas (The Painting Process)

Adebanji Alade African Influence African Wrapper Feminine figurative Ghanian Nigerian oil oil on canvas people Rosemary Brushes studio space

This piece is one from my series which celebrates African Fashion, with the focus on the African Wrapper.

The African Wrapper I, Oil on Canvas, 1, 2013

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I get really inspired by the colours and designs of African Fabric and the way the garments are worn, when it comes to the wrapper, it is tied in different ways. In this particular piece the model is in the...

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My Studio Space- This time a shot of me on the Southesatern trains

me people sketches Southeastern trains studio space


This is my studio space too. This is where I quench my thirst for the human face.

I think it was George Passantino that said, "Never miss the opportunity to sketch the human face/ or figure.." It was from his books I first found a love for figures in the library at Yaba College of Technology in Nigeria.

I can almost remember pouncing on this book almost everyday because it was in the reference...

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Studio Space

strokes studio space


Another version of the place where works are fashioned out..................

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STUDIO SPACE

pensive studio space


This is another view of my studio space, I share with a sculptor-Richard Burn and a painter Alex Fowler.

I have only snapped my section.

This was when I was working on Pensive II.

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me in my studio space

studio space


The studio space to any artist is a sacred space! This is my little space.

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