ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
Sketches on the train in August XXI
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Sketches on the train, tube and bus in August XX
I don't normally sketch standing on the bus,the woman in glasses and the sketch third from above were done on a 453 bus! I seized the opportunity!
Sketches on the train/bus in August XIX
Only one page, but worth it!
As I was sketching the man on the left in the hat. The man in his 50's beside me in the train bumped in and said, "I wish I could do that..........and then he went on to tell me how much he wished his Art teachers taught him how to draw. He said they never bothered about the less talented ones and never showed them how to do anything. He said another thing that was...
MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS- 3 ITALIAN FRIENDS
Memories are made of this! I was looking through my portfolio today and I stumbled upon these 3 sketches I did of three Italian friends.
Now, they saw me sketching on the tube and they loved it! I asked them if they would like to model for me and they agreed. Not always the case but these three accepted, bravo!
We booked a date and they came to my studio and I sketched 3 of them for an hour each!
Th...
My Studio Space- This time a shot of me on the Southesatern trains
me people sketches Southeastern trains studio space
This is my studio space too. This is where I quench my thirst for the human face.
I think it was George Passantino that said, "Never miss the opportunity to sketch the human face/ or figure.." It was from his books I first found a love for figures in the library at Yaba College of Technology in Nigeria.
I can almost remember pouncing on this book almost everyday because it was in the reference...