ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — wax crayons

Homeward Bound (Majidun Waterside), 10" x 8", Mixed Media on Museum Board, 2009

July 09, 2009 • acrylic • African Influence • biro • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • museum mount cardboard • wax crayons

This is my entry into this Karin Juricks DSfDF. The original reference was a lady rowing- I had to think long, on what to do with this one as I didn't get a buzz from the blues. Then I remembered I lived right in front of a waterside in Lagos, Nigeria for 3 years and I'd wake up and see women rowing to and fro from place to place and their main occupation was to get their boats out as far as...

POURING DAY, towards Gloucester Road, Watercolour, 12"x 10", 2009

June 04, 2009 • coloured pencils • exhibition • ink • watercolour • watercolour paper • wax crayons

Another Exhibition piece. This one clearly shows the real LONDON WEATHER, rain, rain and rain!!! Sometimes its cats and dogs all day. That's the mood I have tried to capture here, with an old lady that just must go out in it to do her shopping! Typical!

This was done with Watercolour but as usual I end up adding the usual additives(coloured pencil, ink, wax crayon)

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After the Rain (towards Trafalgar Square) 5" x 7", Mixed Media on Watercolour paper, 2009 SOLD

June 03, 2009 • coloured pencil • exhibition • gouache • ink • wax crayons

Another piece from my exhibition. This started off as a piece in gouache, then To get some spontaneous effects I had to introduce other media like crayons, ink and coloured pencils.

The mood here is that bright sunshine that radiates immediately after a Pure English Afternoon Down Pour! You can't predict the weather in London and this is what it is all about!

Once again I could be producing loads...

A Time To Dance, 24" x 15", Mixed Media on Canvas Board, 2008

May 22, 2009 • acrylic • African girl • African Influence • biro • coloured pencil • wax crayons

I haven't really been posted works inspired by my African origin/influence and as I was going through my works today I discovered 2 I painted last year. This one is dedicated to the "not too privileged children" of Nigeria/Africa who, in spite of the adverse situations they face, always in one way or the other find a reason to dance. Sometimes it's because of a plate of food, sunshine, rain, good...

Triana, 10" X 13", Mixed Media on pastel paper, 2009

April 27, 2009 • acrylic • biro • different strokes from different folks • graphite • ink • pastel paper • sketches • tombow wash pens • watercolour • wax crayons

This is my entry into Karin Juricks DSFDF. I really liked the reference from the first sight of it! I have done a bit of research on other Diana statues and I added two other ones I liked- that's why I call it TRIANA.

I did this piece with graphite, biro, tom-bow wash pens, white ink, acrylic and wax crayons on light blue pastel paper.

What I tried to create with this piece was an atmosphere that...