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

"I don't need an umbrella....I love the rain" , 6" x 9", Mixed Media, 2011 (The Flying Moleskins)

August 31, 2011 • colored pencils • gouache • mixed media • the flying moleskins • watercolour • watercolour paper

This is my contribution to Vern's sketchbook. Its part of a Sketchbook Exchange I am currently taking part in called, "The Flying Moleskins" He said we could paint anything and around the time I was thinking of what to paint- It happened to be a time I was getting mesmerized by rain reflections on London streets.

I don't need an umbrella...I love the rain, 6" x 9", Mixed Media, 2011

So I...

"My Life is Messed Up" 7" x 5", mixed Media, 2011 (The Flying Moleskins)

August 25, 2011 • coloured pencil • gouache • homeless • mixed media • pen and ink • the flying moleskins • watercolour • watercolour paper

This was my contribution to Deans Sketchbook in a Sketchbook exchange, called Flying Moleskins, that I have participating in for the past year. He said we could put anything into his book and I always like to capture homeless people, so this was a great opportunity to express some of my deepest feelings for these folk. After working with them at St Mungo's for 9 years, I have met so many and...

The 400 year old Mulberry Tree, Lenses Abbey, mixed media, 8" x 10", 2011

May 04, 2011 • coloured pencil • gouache • mixed media • museum mount cardboard • my beloved tree • watercolour

There's something that fascinates me about trees and sometimes I can't really explain what makes me love them. Maybe one of the reasons could be the animated features of the trunks and branches, especially the ones of those that are very old and have stood the storms and winds of life.

This particular tree stands in front of the Lenses Abbey in Abbey Wood and some photographersreckon it was...

Three 5" x 3.5" Postcards to help Childhood First Charity

March 16, 2011 • acrylic • charity • coloured pencil • fund-raising • goauche • mixed media • pen • watercolour

I was recently contacted to paint 3 postcards to help raise some funds for Childhood First, A registered charity that delivers exceptional, cost-effective outcomes in the care, education and treatment of traumatised children and young people. Many other artists ans some celebrities were also involved in this Fund-raising event that took place at The Savoy in London.

Since the guidelines were...

Evening Light, Charing Cross Road wins Agnes Reeve Memorial Award at the Chelsea Art Society Centenary Exhibition

June 21, 2010 • Awards • exhibition • london • me • mixed media. • watercolour

The Chelsea Art Society , Centenary Exhibition came to end over the weekend and I would just like to highlight that My piece, "Evening Light, Charing Cross Road" Won the Agnes Reeve Memorial Award for a Painting of London.

Evening Light, Charing Cross Road, Watercolour with hints of mixed media, 2009

This piece highlights a road I can almost, if it was possible, walk through it, blind-folded! It has...