ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Sketches on the bus in May II

people sketches



More people, still in the brown family one pagers. This time a more darker brown.




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EMOTIONS X, 10" x 8", Sanguine/sepia dust and coloured pencils on Watercolour paper, 2009

coloured pencils drawing emotions sanguine dust sepia dust

This makes number 10 in my current Emotion series.



I saw this guy playing as a street entertainer at Woolwich Market on Saturday and immediately it clicked with me that he'll be great to draw in my emotions series as he was completely lost in the spirit and emotion of the music he was playing. Passers-by were all dropping coins, I did too and also I didn't forget to snap pictures too.

I have used...

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Sketches on the train and platforms in May I

people sketches

More people and one pagers in brown/red family!











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Sketches on the bus in April VI

people sketches



These new red/brown family sketches will be done on one page and they are a way of recording simple fleeting moments as observed from the human face from life in a matter of seconds and sometimes minutes. These are some of the basic training I give my eyes , so that I can keep them in a good condition to see subtle movements and angles and features and record accordingly. I hope to finish this...

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Sketches on the bus and Bus Stops in April V

. people sketches





More people!!!







These sketches launch my use of the brown family of coloured pencil sketches on single pages just for this new sketch pad.







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