ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
Pictures of Adebanji, Dominique and Tiffany in London
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Tiffany and Josh at church
Tiffany in models seat at my studio
Tiffany and Dominique on the bus
Tiffany and Dominique on the London Eye
Tiffany and Dominique at Trafalgar Square
Tiffany and Dominique around Westminster Abbey-we actually had Sunday service there together!
Dominique and Tiffany with the Horse Guards
Dominique and Tiffany exploring my studio
Dominique, Tiffany, Adebanji, Ruth and Josh at...
What I am doing.......Portrait commissions
Well, I will be posting soon and it would be on the current portrait commissions I am trying to finish. I am working from photos in sepia/ sanguine dust and coloured pencils. I have 4 to complete and it has been a warfare! Somehow I have found myself having to read and re-read all my drawing books...
Sketches on the train and tube in March II and meeting up Dominique & Tiffany
Met up with my really good blogging friend Dominique and her lovely daughter Tiffany!
It was an amazing feeling to meet with up with people you've never seen in the flesh but have a good connection with in over the net!
We'll be going more places tomorrow so watch out of my post on Monday
Josh in sleep mode XI, Oil base pencil, A4 Sketch pad, 2009
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This was sketched with a soft oil base pencil in my A4 Sketchbook.
AFRO XXV, 8" x 11", Mixed Media on Watercolour paper, 2009
AFRO SERIES oil base pencil pastel watercolour watercolour paper wax crayons
I wanted to show the contrast between this sweet little girl who attends my Sunday School class and the wigged mannequins in the background. But she kind of stands boldly as if to say, " I am also.............." I won't give it all way....
Now this was done first by mixing grey...