ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Sketches on the train and bus in February IV

February 17, 2009 • people • sketches

A very busy day indeed, I had almost 5 hours of commuting. I was also fired up when I got to know today that one of my watercolours had been accepted into the Royal Watercolour Society Open Exhibition, 21st century Watercolour . The exhibition will take place at the Bankside Gallery. Now, good news can inspire and it surely did today!

I did 9 page spreads and I had so many onlookers, no one bold...

Sketches on the tube and train in February III

February 16, 2009 • people • sketches

Got on the transport again on Saturday. So, more people!

This guy above on the left was talking throughout the journey, I tried in vain to get his talking mouth.

EMOTIONS VII, 8" x 10", Sanguine dust/pencil on Museum Mount Cardboard, 2009

February 14, 2009 • berimbau • EBay • emotions • museum mount cardboard • sanguine dust • sanguine oil base pencil

This is number 7 in my current Emotions series.

I recently sketched this guy in one of my previous posts.

These are some of the procedures I take when doing these drawings:

Here I have used the sanguine dust with a ghosting technique applied to the board with tissue paper and carefully I have used a an eraser to take out highlights as if I was painting with white.

Here I start to add detail with the...

Joshua's First Hair Cut, 12" x 20", Mixed Media on Panel, 2009

February 13, 2009 • acrylic • biro • coloured pencil • josh • me • mixed media • panel • portraits • self portrait

Some events in life are common but worth remembering. One of them happens to be the first time I cut Josh's hair. He was a bit bewildered and didn't have a clue what was going on. The job had to be done and I can't say I gave him a good hair cut but that was the first time and it is worth remembering. I have improved on my barbing skills since then.

On this piece I have used mainly thin Acrylic...

Notable Links about my work

February 12, 2009 • AFRO SERIES • Nu Kynk • people • people sketches • robot nine

ROBOT NINE

Has commented on my other blog and he has chosen some of the transformations that have taken place there.

NU KYNK
Inspiring fashionistas to embrace the kynk

Has commented on my Afro Series.