ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

The Portrait Sketch in Oil- Shots from the day

alla prima Cass Art demo oil oil on canvas workshop



Cass Art, Islington was the venue for my second workshop demo at Cass Art. Altogether I had 17 participants and they all had fun! The workshop ran from 12-4pm and I decided to do 2 colour sketches with all the talk and explanation in the first 2 hours and then let the class do their own paintings from 2-4pm with a bit of critique and feedback from me. Winsor & Newtonjoined up with Cass Arts to...

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Sketches on the tube, train and bus in March III (And some great news)

people public transportation sketches The Art of Urban Sketching urban sketchers Urban Sketchers London videos

These are some recent sketches I have done on public transport. I am also happy to introduce you to the New blog-Urban Sketchers London, and also The New Book The Art of Urban Sketching in which I am featured (I think the first Print has already sold out, so they are in the process of a second print-that's why the amazon price is a bit expensive at the moment). Also I have a short 7 minute videoth...

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The "OIL PORTRAIT SKETCH"-My Free Workshop at Cass Arts

demo oil sketch people sketches The Anders Zorn Palette workshop



Cass Arts have been running free workshops every weekend this season and on Saturday I going to be running the show from 12-4pm. In collaboration with Winsor & Newton, who will be supplying all the materials for the day-I'll be demonstrating how I convert my black and white sketches to colour. It's all about the portrait sketch.





I have copied and pasted this from the Cass Arts website
LEARN TO PAINT...

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Some things I have learnt while Sketching on Public Transport.

A4 sketchbook people public transportation sketches tips on sketching people on public transport



These are some things I have learnt while sketching on public transport. Hope you enjoy!


1. Be very friendly, smile and relax. People around have enough stress already, don't add to it.

2. Be thankful, if someone admires your sketches, always be ready to say a hearty, 'Thank you'

3. Be free to sketch openly, when I started out, I think for my first 7 years I normally had to hide and avoid people...

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On the Way to Bath Rugby Home Game, 36" x 24", Oil on Canvas

Bath Experience Bath Rugby exhibition oil on canvas The Bath Prize



On The Way to Bath Rugby Home Game, 36" x 24", Oil On Canvas, 2011 SOLD

This painting was one of my entries into The Bath Prize last year. It didn't sell at the auction but once it went up on at The Bath Galleryon the first home game after the auction- the inquiries started rolling in and one lucky couple got it and not only did they get it but they had the opportunity of having themselves put in...

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