ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

MONTH of MAY:Sketches from the TRAIN/TUBE





These are some of the people I have sketched in the month of May. My emphasis is on tone and facial structure. As usual I try my best to get a striking resemblance too.

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Sketches on the TRAIN/TUBE

london poeple sketches train tube visual journal
















These are just some of the sketches I make everyday on way to and from work, I started in 2005 and I seem to have become a bit addicted now. I always position myself in a place where I can get a good view and not become a nuance to the person I am sketching.


Sometimes people still see me, have a look at it and have requested for it. When I like it so much I tell them that I can't tear it out for...

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AN EXPERIMENT WITH PASTEL /COLOURED PENCIL

coloured pencil Feminine model pastel strength strokes


Recently I was passing by this shop in Chelsea, it had these model manikins wearing clothes for sale. I was particularly interested in the light that fell on this models face and how it portrayed the feminine strength in her. I took some pictures and then I went on to work on it, attacking it a bit emotionally with wild strokes and colours with pastel and coloured pencil, the result was quite...

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IS THIS A GENUINE FAN GOGH?

barclays fan gogh football fan premiership


This painting was done in acrylics and ink, it was titled "THE ECSTASY and THE AGONY"-It shows an Arsenal fan(I used myself as the model)- by taking pictures of myself in both moods, joyful and then in despair). I planned the composition to reveal both moods but allowing the joyful mood to prevail. It was done in 2 days but took weeks and weeks of planning and thinking. The results came out today...

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RUSH HOUR

figures painting rush hour tube underground


Daler-Rowney Award - (www.daler-rowney.com)
Daler-Rowney Award: three prizes of £250 worth of art materials.

Artist : Adebanji Alade
Title : Rush Hour
I did this painting to depict the rush in the tube at peak hours, I love the hustle and bustle of the tube and the figures- it was great painting it -(oil on canvas) measures 36" by 24"


It won an award for the Daler Rowney artists Category in the...

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