ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

My Beloved Tree I, 16 x 11, Graphite on paper, 2009

April 01, 2009 • drawing • graphite • landscape • my beloved tree • street

It is Spring and I have dedicated April to the outdoors! The weather is getting better, so why not?

I will be completing landscapes, cityscape's and street scenes- all outdoor and some studio work this month for an exhibition in June and also some other work by the side.

This tree is one of my favourite trees and just love the sweep of its branches and the network of smaller twigs that shoot out in...

Josh in Sleep mode XII, A6 sketchbook, graphite, 2009

March 31, 2009 • josh • sketches • sleeping mode

This is another shot of Josh in his sleep mode, this one was captured on the train from Cornwall.

This was done with a 3B mechanical pencil in my A6 sketchbook

Sketches on the train and tube in March XI

March 31, 2009 • people • sketches

Some recent sketches on the train and tube, most of these were on my commute to and from Belvedere to Cornwall on train.

Some recent sketches on the train, most of these were on my commute to and from Belvedere to Cornwall on train

View outside my window in Hotel at Cornwall

March 31, 2009 • A3 sketchpad • A4 daler-rowney sketch pad • graphite • landscape

I had a break with my family at Cornwall last weekend as Ruth and Josh had their birthdays on the 28th and 29th of March respectively. I was too tired to really make the best of this trip as a sketching one, as I needed this break and also a bit of escape from Art, but managed to sketch this from my window on Saturday. It was a good refreshing time out and now I am back to face the reality of...

Sketches on the train and at the laundry place in March X

March 26, 2009 • me • people • sketches

Even more rugged, rough sketches! Spot me!