ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
AFRO SERIES IX, 12" x 12", mixed media, 2008
acrylic AFRO SERIES biro canvas board. coloured pencils oil base pencil wax crayons
This is the ninth in the Afro Series I am currently working on. I saw this little girl yesterday at church and I couldn't resist taking pictures of her in her Afro! I worked on one of the shots in acrylic, wax crayons, oil base pencil, biro and coloured pencils on canvas board.
I had to stop a bit early as was on the verge of overworking the piece. Also I wasn't keen on the resemblance as the...
I had to stop a bit early as was on the verge of overworking the piece. Also I wasn't keen on the resemblance as the...
Sketches on the tube in September XIV
More people..............Sketches are of a different size because I forget my sketch book at home and I have to use some Jotter papers in my bag to seize the opportunity. The advantage is that the sketches are bigger- the disadvantage is that the paper is not acid free.
THE PROCESS-Insight into a sketching journey from Belvedere to Sloane Square in September XIII
This is an insight into how I go about my sketches.
At Belvedere Station I am waiting for the train, but I need to wait for a couple of minutes. I grab few sketches while waiting of a lady reading the papers. Then the train arrives at 11.32am.
I board the train but sleep off till around 12 noon, when I wake up at London Bridge. I must have been sleeping for 30 minutes! When I get up from my sleep I...
At Belvedere Station I am waiting for the train, but I need to wait for a couple of minutes. I grab few sketches while waiting of a lady reading the papers. Then the train arrives at 11.32am.
I board the train but sleep off till around 12 noon, when I wake up at London Bridge. I must have been sleeping for 30 minutes! When I get up from my sleep I...
AFRO SERIES VIII, 8" x 11", mixed media, 2008
AFRO SERIES goauche tombow wash pens
This is the number 8 in this series. I experimented with my tombow marker pen and water with some white gouache. I was quite pleased with the effect.
The emphasis is to show the beauty, variety and possibilities of natural black Afro hair.
AFRO SERIES VII, 9" x 10", watercolour, 2008
This is my seventh in the AFRO series. I just went straight ahead with 2 watercolour brushes, paint and water, no more, no less.
This one is purely experimental.
The emphasis is the beauty of black hair.