ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — wax crayons
Grey Day On The Strand, 10" x 12", Mixed Media on Watercolour paper, 2009
cityscape coloured pencils gouache ink mixed media watercolour watercolour paper wax crayons
This has been executed mainly in watercolour with hints of gouache, wax crayons, coloured pencils and ink.
The technique remains the same as I entered on the last post whereby I go around scene hunting and coming back with several pictures, then I begin to edit, crop and recall mental notes...
Drizzly Day on Fleet Street, 10" x 10", Mixed media on Watercolour Paper, 2009 SOLD
cityscape coloured pencil goauche landscape watercolour watercolour paper wax crayons
This was captured on Fleet Street during my scene hunting expeditions.
During my scene hunting expeditions I take loads of photos of scenes I love then bring back the pictures to the studio and start editing and cropping till I get the...
Josh and his beach friends, 20" x 10", Mixed Media on gessoed mountboard, 2009
acrylic coloured biros coloured pencils different strokes from different folks josh mixed media tombow wash pens wax crayons
Here he lands on beachland a new experience for him and his toys...........what next? You decide......anything is possible in a kids world!
This was done in acrylic, coloured biros, wax crayons, coloured pencils and tom bow brush pen wash...
AFRO XXV, 8" x 11", Mixed Media on Watercolour paper, 2009
AFRO SERIES oil base pencil pastel watercolour watercolour paper wax crayons
I wanted to show the contrast between this sweet little girl who attends my Sunday School class and the wigged mannequins in the background. But she kind of stands boldly as if to say, " I am also.............." I won't give it all way....
Now this was done first by mixing grey...
EMOTIONS VI, Mixed Media, 10" x 8", 2009
coloured pencil emotions mixed media pastel watercolour wax crayons
And as emotions...