ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

The people I sketch Every Day IV

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I have used sanguine, sepia and brown crayons in a Daler Rowney A6 Sketchbook(150grms) for these ones. All 18 heads were sketched on the spot on trips using the London Transport.

I'm sketched myself in this lot, can anyone spot me?


Adebanji Alade- The People I sketch Everyday IV


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"Rather than be timid and not sketch at all on London Transport, just do it!In about 11-12 years I have only...

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The Great British Summer Showers!!!

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Summer Showers Sloane Square,  24" x 20", oil on canvas


We have already had all the rain that we could ever think of or get this summer but it ain't over yet! It seems there's a lot more ahead and to celebrate this "down pour" I have decided to post these two paintings that feature rain but with a  bit of colour and beauty to lighten up the days ahead! Don't forget your brollies even if it shines...

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Sketching at The English National Ballet School (III)

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These are the rest of the sketches that during the Ballet rehearsal sessions. The connection with the dancers and the whole experience of being there live and sketching moving people is what I cherish! It's one of those exercises that a sketcher longs for. One thing that is common in all these sketches is the oval head sketched on almost all the pages. It is...

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Sketching at the English national Ballet School (II)

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This is the second batch of sketches I did. This one and last batch were done in graphite. Sometimes I try my best to experiment but I always see myself coming back to the medium I love the best, which is graphite.


Page 12-Adebanji Alade's Ballet Sketches




I had a technique for doing these sketches that helped me move a little faster without being so messy and inaccurate. This was to make sure I...

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Sketching At the English National Ballet School (I)

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These are some sketches I have done at the English National Ballet School, Hortensia Rd Chelsea. I first had the opportunity to sketch there while studying Portraiture at The Heatherley's School of Fine Art, from 2003-2005. I really enjoyed the experience then and that's why I applied more recently to sketch there again.

Page 1-Adebanji' Alade's Ballet Sketches


To sketch constantly moving dancers is...

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