ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

My latest video on why I am an addictive sketcher!

September 13, 2012 • AFRO SERIES • demo • homeless • london • me • portraits • public transportation • tube • urban sketchers • video

This was put together by MGL MEDIA and I hope you catch some inspiration from it! I'm not going to say much, just watch and enjoy the next 8 minutes! MGL MEDIA also have a blog which can be accessed by clicking HERE

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"For our purposes we will define a habit as the intersection of knowledge, skill and desire. Knowledge is the theoretical paradigm, the what to do and the why. Skillis the...

Sketches on the Bus, Train, Tube and Train Station in September I

September 08, 2012 • A6 daler-rowney sketch book • biro • people • public transportation • sketches • tombow wash pens

These are some current sketches...the power my of my observation started to slack a bit, I suddenly didn't do as much sketches as before and I could immediately see the difference and the strain and lack of flow.
So, nothing beats the constant day to day practice. I thank God for the opportunity to keep these sketches going- they really help to sharpen my drawing skills.

All sketches are done with a...

My Sketches at the First Urban Sketchers Exhibition

September 04, 2012 • Ackland Museum • cityscape • exhibition • graphite • landscape • london • Moleskine A4 • monument • oil base pencil • Olympics • Statue • Strand • urban life • urban sketchers

Currently running since the 16th of August till the 6th of October, 2012 is The First Urban Sketchers International Exhibition at Ackland Musuem at the University of North Carolina. A lot of the members from all over the world submitted sketches for this exhibition.

A majority of the proceeds from the sale of the sketches will go directly to Urban Sketchers to support their educational programs...

Recent Sketches on Public Transport in London

August 06, 2012 • A6 daler-rowney sketch book • biro • london • people • public transportation • sketches • tombow wash pens

This is the training ground, this is where the warm up and real exercise takes place before the "performance". Doing these sketches has always been the coreof everything I do. Sometimes the exercise itself gets a bit tasking and mundane but then all of a sudden a spectacular face springs up, some one is involved in juicy gossip or another is carried away miles from their seat in the train to...

The Making of Rain, Reflections and The Lady in Red

July 18, 2012 • alla prima • demo • Enid Lawson Gallery • exhibition • landscape • landscape painting • london • oil • oil on board • rain • reflections • urban life

Rain, Refections and The Lady in red, 8" x 10", Oil on Board.

This is a little 8" x10" painting I did a while back and posted under the title-The Power of Red-of a wet London scene. Every now and then apart from posting the work I do or work that I am currently working on. I also like to share the stages I go through to produce some of these paintings. This particular painting was painted entirely...