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...

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What I am doing.......Portrait commissions

Some of my regular readers may have been wondering what's up with Adebanji, no posts since Saturday?

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...

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Sketches on the train and tube in March II and meeting up Dominique & Tiffany

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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




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Josh in sleep mode XI, Oil base pencil, A4 Sketch pad, 2009

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Another one of Josh in sleep mode, this time he kept on changing "gears" so I went along with the flow.





This was sketched with a soft oil base pencil in my A4 Sketchbook.

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AFRO XXV, 8" x 11", Mixed Media on Watercolour paper, 2009

AFRO SERIES oil base pencil pastel watercolour watercolour paper wax crayons

This makes number 25 in my current Afro Series. This time it was inspired by the weekly challenge on Karin Juricks DSFDF.




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...

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