ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
National Gallery(Charing Cross side), 11" x 9, mixed media, 2008
carbon pencil goauche landscapes mixed media National Gallery watercolour
I was just coming out of Charring Cross Station yesterday afternoon and I saw the National Portrait Gallery just peeping out in blazing sunlight from this dark shadowed road way, with so many people out and about as usual in the London west end. I instantly fell in love! Now I am happy I've caught with watercolour, carbon pencil, coloured pencil and gouache on Winsor and Newton Cotman paper...
Sketches on the train and tube in December II
More people! There is a guy in one of these sketches that I must have sketched a while back before, if I can find the old one I'll do a post of both of them together to see the difference.
Anyway I have come to the end of this sketchbook, I have disciplined myself to use graphite as promised even though it developed all sorts of difficulties along the way and as you can see the third sketch has a...
Sketches at the hospital
The hospital is a place you can really get sketching away when you are stuck waiting to be attended to as many people would also be waiting there who have very interesting looks.
I went to the hospital with Ruth today as Josh will be getting a younger brother or sister soon, its very early days but also a joy to see how small we all start off in our mums wombs with modern technology.
I went to the hospital with Ruth today as Josh will be getting a younger brother or sister soon, its very early days but also a joy to see how small we all start off in our mums wombs with modern technology.
A CRACKING FINISH! 16" x 10", Mixed Media, 2008
Arsenal football mixed media Robin Van Persie
This was the moment before Robin Van Persie smacked in a cracker against Chelsea last weekend! I love a bit of football(soccer) and to get this image I had to pause the video.
My goal here was to capture that feel just before the ball was shot and the motions that go along with such highly competitive sports!
He actually hit that ball in the top corner!
My goal here was to capture that feel just before the ball was shot and the motions that go along with such highly competitive sports!
He actually hit that ball in the top corner!
Sketches on the train and tube in December I
Lots of people and lots of great experiences!
If you happen to see someone you want to know something about in these sketches, please feel free to ask.
If you happen to see someone you want to know something about in these sketches, please feel free to ask.
