ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — The Artist Magazine

Nocturnes, Night Plein Air Painting in London (No 3 & 4)

March 15, 2013 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • guerilla thumbox • london • night painting • nocturnes • oil • oil on board • plein air • Rosemary Brushes • Sloane Square • The Artist Magazine • urban nocturnes

These are two more night plein air paintings I have done of London. These are both based around Sloane Square, one of my favourite spots in London.

A very good reference to read alongside this post is in this months Edition of The Artists Magazine it has a full 3- paged article on Urban Nocturnes. In this article I share some demos and tips, methods and everything I do to get myself geared to...

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

February 06, 2013 • A and K Wilson Gallery • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • DVD • exhibition • FACE OF HOMELESSNESS • Heatherley School of Fine Art • homeless • oil • oil on board • oil on canvas • ROI • The Artist Magazine • Town House Films

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...

Adebanji featured in The Artist Magazine February 2011

January 08, 2011 • acrylic • alla prima • cromer • DVD • oil on canvas board • plein air • The Artist Magazine

Adebanji painting in acrylics pen plein air

I only knew about this yesterday by Carolann, she put a comment on one of my posts this week, that read, "Splendid as usual. I have been reading my Artist magazine - it is really nice to see you in print Adebanji"- I then gave it a good thought, because I haven't even seen the article myself. I went on The Artist Magazine websiteto see if I could get...

Winning "The Artist Magazine/Royal Institute of Oil Painters Competition" 2009

October 17, 2009 • figures • Mall Galleries • me • oil on linen • ROI • The Artist Magazine

This is some good news I've had and will be having this month. This time it would be having the opportunity to exhibit with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters this year at the Mall Galleries, London.
The exhibition opens on the 28th of October, 2009 and will run till the 8th of November. If you are in London during that time, it will be worth viewing!

Summerlight, Clapham Common 24" x 18" Oil on...

DECEMBER ISSUE OF THE ARTIST MAGAZINE

December 04, 2007 • First Prize • painting • The Artist Magazine • watercolour

This is the front cover of the December issue of "The Artist Magazine". My painting can be seen here of Tottenham Court Road Bustop (Oxford Street Side). It won the first prize in the Winsor an Newton Summer Scenes Competition organized by the magazine.