ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — underground

Rush Hour III, oil on canvas, 80 x 100cm

October 08, 2007 • oil on canvas • rush hour • train • tube • underground

This is another series on my Rush Hour series, this particular one got accepted for the finals of the under 35 category in the Royal Institute of Oil Painters 2007 exhibition to be held at the Mall Galleries.

I really enjoy these Rush Hour paintings because they are the experiences I go through everyday on the tube and I know what is like to be part of that "rat race feel". We all go head long in...

RUSH HOUR II-steps of progress

June 11, 2007 • circle line • district line • people • rush hour • train • tube • underground

This is my second series of the Rush Hour paintings and It took me about 2 weeks to complete. I relly enjoy these crowded scenes as it gives me the opportunity to put into the paintings, the feelings I have, whenever I use the underground everyday and see the many people just going and coming, it really inspires me how differnt we all are!

MONTH of MAY: Sketches from the TRAIN/TUBE II

May 23, 2007 • sketches • train • tube • underground.

One thing I have noticed within the month of May is that my sketches are becoming more fluid with fewer lines to depict the structure and the brush pen for simpler basic tones. Need more, my output is a bit low though. I am beginning to select my audience this time around and not just sketching everyone noticable as I used to, a year ago.

RUSH HOUR

May 09, 2007 • figures • painting • rush hour • tube • underground

Daler-Rowney Award - (www.daler-rowney.com)
Daler-Rowney Award: three prizes of £250 worth of art materials.

Artist : Adebanji Alade
Title : Rush Hour

I did this painting to depict the rush in the tube at peak hours, I love the hustle and bustle of the tube and the figures- it was great painting it -(oil on canvas) measures 36" by 24"

It won an award for the Daler Rowney artists Category in the...