ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — wax crayons
"ONLY REMEMBERED BY WHAT WE HAVE DONE......" 12" x 9" Mixed Media on Gessoed card, 2009
acrylic biro coloured pencils different strokes from different folks Karin Jurick Thomas Jefferson wax crayons
I did a little bit of research about this man and it reminded me that we shall all only be remembered only by what we have done. Now that is a challenge to us all! So lets go out there and do that thing we have always wanted to do, that will...
Josh in Sleep Mode V, A3 sketch pad, black wax crayon, 2008
josh sketch pad sleeping mode wax crayons
This one was done in wax crayon,I've never really sketched with only wax crayon, it is rapid and can produce a vast variety of darks, very quickly.
AFRO SERIES IX, 12" x 12", mixed media, 2008
acrylic AFRO SERIES biro canvas board. coloured pencils oil base pencil wax crayons
I had to stop a bit early as was on the verge of overworking the piece. Also I wasn't keen on the resemblance as the...
study for urban life I
painting study urban life watercolour wax crayons winsor and newton
This is a study for a bigger painting I will be doing on a series of urban life paintings. I started this one off with watercolour but ended up with wax crayons to suggest movement and mood. You can see how I completed this on my blog with winsor and newton.
Day Dreaming
coloured pencil Day Dreaming josh pastel watercolour wax crayons
I recently, have decided to get back into my watercolours and this time again I still cannot keep it as a pure watercolour. This turns out to be a mixed media work with chalk pastels, wax crayons and coloured pencils involved. I was particularly pleased with the outcome which wasn't quite what I planned to have it as, but when it came to the time to stop I had to hide the work before it got...