ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — white charcoal pencil
Notting Hill Gate( Central Side), 9" x 7", mixed media, 2008
coloured pencil goauche mixed media watercolour white charcoal pencil
After my recent experiment with watercolour in the last Afro Series, I am beginning to become a bit more comfortable with the medium and I seem to enjoy its unpredictability.
Anyway being inspired by the current wonderful site of urban sketchers I have produced this piece to catch a certain place with some atmospheric effects my goal.
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I have used watercolour, gouache, white charcoal and coloured...
Anyway being inspired by the current wonderful site of urban sketchers I have produced this piece to catch a certain place with some atmospheric effects my goal.
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I have used watercolour, gouache, white charcoal and coloured...
AFRO XVII, 13" x 10", Mixed Media, 2008
acrylic AFRO SERIES carbon pencil mixed media watercolour white charcoal pencil
Number 17 in my current Afro Series.
(detail)
The emphasis is on the variety and beauty of black natural hair.
The model here is a lovely girl that attends Sunday School in my church.
I have used acrylic washes to start, then watercolour, after which my carbon pencil, wax crayons and white charcoal pencil came in handy-I almost ruined this piece, sometimes one needs to know when to STOP!
(detail)
The emphasis is on the variety and beauty of black natural hair.
The model here is a lovely girl that attends Sunday School in my church.
I have used acrylic washes to start, then watercolour, after which my carbon pencil, wax crayons and white charcoal pencil came in handy-I almost ruined this piece, sometimes one needs to know when to STOP!