ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Sketching at Saatchi Gallery

December 15, 2008 • me • Saatchi Gallery • Sculpture • sketching

I visited the Saatchi Gallery this evening to view the current exhibition " The Revolution Continues- New Art from China"
Its the first time I have been to a Saatchi Gallery and the first thing that hit me was the size of the gallery rooms!

There are some really really good works on show and I would encourage anyone in London to go and have an art feast. What I enjoyed best was the basement, it had...

Sketches on the train and tube in December VI

December 15, 2008 • people • sketches

More people............One of the faces here is a self portrait of me from a train window, can you guess .......?

THE HANGOVER, 10" x 8", Mixed Media on canvas board, 2008

December 13, 2008 • acrylic • biro • coloured pencil • different strokes from different folks • Karin Jurick • mixed media

One of my best stories in the Bible is the story about the Prodigal Son. He stormed out of his dads house to have a life of enjoyment and even though it did go well for him for a while........ then came the hangover. He had a let down after a period of enjoyment. The beautiful part of the story is that, in his hangover state he realized he could still have had a better life with his dad and then...

Josh in Sleeping mode VI, Carbon Pencil, A3 sketch pad, 2008

December 11, 2008 • carbon pencil • josh • sketches • sleeping mode

I caught Josh again in sleep mode this afternoon, we both played football after which he ran out of gas......

Sketches at the Bus Stop and in the Bus in December V

December 10, 2008 • people • sketches

One page spread yesterday. Very brief. Both sketches must have lasted for nothing less than 3 minutes.