ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

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...

Rush Hour V, Oil sketch on Board, 12" x 15", 2009

May 19, 2009 • alla prima • different strokes from different folks • oil sketch • rush hour

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This is my entry into this Karin Juricks' DSFDF. It was an interesting reference from Madison Avenue in New York City.

It has always been my dream to paint scenes like this and because I am currently very busy with commissions and preparing for a group exhibition in June, I just wanted to concentrate on catching the spirit of a Rush Hour in this piece. The buildings and detail...

Josh Watching WALL E, A3 sketchbook, carbon pencil, 2009

May 18, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • carbon pencil • josh • sketches

This time Josh is not sleeping, he is busy watching WALL E. Here I try to capture that serious concentration and pure attention he gives this beloved film.

I did this with my carbon pencil, which has some great qualities for achieving rich darks.

Sketches on the bus and train in May V

May 16, 2009 • people • sketches

These are more sketches. Some might be mounted and not straight because they were used for a presentation and I couldn't get a good shot of them with proper alignment. Others were done on the train today.

These one page sketches form the basis and core of my eye-hand training and I hope keep this going.............

Josh in Sleep Mode XV, Oil base pencil(Sanguine), A4 sketchbook, 2009

May 15, 2009 • josh • sanguine oil base pencil • sketches • sleeping mode

This makes number 15 in my current series of my son sleeping. This time after a busy day at Nursery, he ate and watched "Prince of Egypt" after which it was a switch to sleep mode. I quickly rushed to get another sketch done before he changed gears.

This was done with an oil base sanguine pencil with a bit of sanguine dust at the end, in my A4 sketchbook.