ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

The Spirit of Sketching on Public Transport in London (1999-2011)

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This is me and my 6 year old son , Josh! He seems to have seen the value in sketching and on a family trip, my wife took this picture in the heat of the moment as we were sketching a sleeping man opposite us!



This is my first post in the new year! I am using this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful and prosperous new year! To kick off, I'll like to take you on a ride of 13 sketches from 13...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Open Painting Evening) 2011

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Adebanji's painting and the model

This post is well overdue but I got caught up in the festive flush and couldn't do it on time. Now that it's winding up, I have been able to catch up with blogging and this had to be the first post up on my list.
This event took place on Thursday 15th December from 6pm to 9pm. It was the busiest night I have witnessed since attending this event in 2007. It affords...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Open Painting Evening) 2011

exhibition life painting Mall Galleries model oil oil on board oil on canvas ROI


Adebanji's painting and the model

This post is well overdue but I got caught up in the festive flush and couldn't do it on time. Now that it's winding up, I have been able to catch up with blogging and this had to be the first post up on my list.
This event took place on Thursday 15th December from 6pm to 9pm. It was the busiest night I have witnessed since attending this event in 2007. It affords...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Main Category) 2011

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The Doors Open to the 2011 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters

These are just some of my favourite paintings from the Main category of the ROI Annual Exhibition at the Mall Galleries this year. It was a has been a cracking show and comes to end tomorrow afternoon. For those of you who aren't in the country and couldn't make it-Enjoy these paintings and features!




The...

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Highlights from the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition (Under 35 Category) 2011

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Once again I am thrilled to highlight this category which is known as the Winsor & Newton Young Artists Award, It's a major part of the Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, which opened yesterday to the public at the Mall Galleries and continues till Sunday the 18th of December. It was opened by the President, Peter Wileman and The Rt. Hon, Michael Portillo. This years crowd...

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