ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career-40
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| Rain, Rain and Rush Hour, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011 |
And finally at last, The 40th work that has made my career is this painting- I was inspired to take this one on because it was a had crowded figures, reflections and rain-three elements I really love in urbanscapes!
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career -39
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On the 21st of September I got out of my bed while the sun was shining with a glorious morning light and I ventured to get one shot(painting) of the Circus done. I arrived at around 10.15am at an interesting spot right in the middle of the park at the Circus and decided to paint a good view of an area in which the sun had illuminated part of the grass to almost...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career (36, 37 and 38)
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Gracie, Graphite/Oil Base Pencil, 13" x 9", 2009
This drawing is part of a study I did for a an oil portrait commission of this little girl for her parents. Why I love it so much is that it was just a way for me to experiment and find out different parts of her features that worked well for the final piece. Among all the sketches and studies I did...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 33, 34 & 35
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NUMBER 33- AROUND THE ROYAL THEATRE BEFORE THE RAIN
Around the Royal Theatre Before The Rain, Acrylic on Board, 40cm x 20cm, 2009
The painting won the Plein Air Plus prize at The Bath Prize in 2009
Now, if there's been any single painting that has opened up so many opportunities for me during my career so far, it is this little one! It was the year 2009 and things were starting to go from bad to...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career (31, 32)
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The face of Homelessness Charing Cross Road, 36" x 48", Oil on canvas, 2011
This guy is one of the people I randomly meet on the streets. Sometimes it's just impossible to resist asking if a sketch could be done when one sees a face with so much character like this guy has. I saw him way back in 2009, I think, and after asking politely he agreed...