ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Sketches on the bus in August XII

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I only managed to get one page in the bus yesterday. But one page is better thsn none.

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Painting of Dory (stage 1)

Dory life painting model


I have started the painting of Dory, she is 68 and a very wonderful looking for her age. She is Spanish and in charge of the janitorial Department of my studio block, I approached her to model and she agreed and will be my model for life painting for the next few weeks. What drew me to her was her white/ grey hair, I haven't painted a woman with such lovely silver lines, so I decided to give this...

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Sketches at London Zoo in August XI

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I visited London Zoo on Monday and did some sketches of wild pigs, flamingos, pelicans, monkeys and a donkey! I need to go back, went too late and ran out of time.

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Sketches at London Zoo in August XI

donkey flamingoes London Zoo monkey pelican sketches wild pigs








I visited London Zoo on Monday and did some sketches of wild pigs, flamingos, pelicans, monkeys and a donkey! I need to go back, went too late and ran out of time.

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(My 200th post) Sketches on the train, tube in August X

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Yesterday I still hadn't found my sketchbook and I am tempted to continue sketching with these cheap 10p ones. Because they are so flexible, paperback and light to carry.

But this morning I found my sketchbook. I started sketching on the tube in 2005 when my tutor Jeff Stultiens at Heatherleys School of Fine Art, sent us out to do something different than just drawing and painting the model in the...

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