ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — underground
Sketches on the Bus, Train and Tube in November I
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| The human face remains to me a thing a wonder...I am on the train, I have just finished sketching an old man, then he... |
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...
Back After a Long Break (Stories Behind & Sketches)
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It's great to be back to blogging! I have had to take a break from blogging to sort out loads of stuff in my life that needed attention, and I am glad that after a break and also a wonderful spiritual refreshment with the youths of my church recently at a Youth Camp called, "Call of Duty"-Get Equipped", I am back with a firmer, stronger and more determined spirit!
I'll continue the remaining 20...
The Story Behind 40 works that changed my career 14
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In this post I'll be showing the stages of completion from start to finish. This shows another technique I use when starting off these kind of crowded scenes. With This Rush Hour I started with an abstract acrylic opaque wash, I really wanted the finished painting to have a lot of density and that's why I used this technique.
Rush Hour II, Oil on Canvas, 80 x 120cm, 2007
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The Making of Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011
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Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011 SOLD
This was one of the paintings I did earlier this year, it was part of the London Paintings Group show I had at Enid Lawson Gallery. I have posted this piece before but not with a few shots of the stages.
This post is just to show the stages I go through to paint a Rush Hour Scene. The sketching is very important and also the ability to paint the...