ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Sketches on the train, bus and tube in December I

December 06, 2011 • Mall Galleries • people • people sketches • ROI

These are my latest sketches on public transport. All these sketches were either done on my way to my studio or when coming back from my studio-I commute from Belvedere in Kent, to Chelsea in Central London, the journey can take between 90 minutes to 180 minutes. Sometimes they happen when I see a face that I just can't resist sketching. I try to make notes on the sketches of where I started and...

After the Rain, London Streets, 30" x 24", Oil on Canvas, 2011

November 24, 2011 • landscape • landscape painting • london • oil on canvas • urban life

It's nice to get back into blogging! After this post, I'll share some sketches I've been doing on the tube and train, recently.
I haven't been able to post for a while, I was busy running Workshops in Art Shops around London on Oil Colour with Winsor & Newton- I was doing quick demonstrations for University Students. I then got ill with cysts on my eyes and couldn't do the final workshop at Cass...

Rain and Reflections, London Streets, 10" x 8", Oil on Board, 2011

November 07, 2011 • alla prima • cityscape • landscape • london • oil on board • urban life

This is is one of my latest experiments of working on rain and reflections on a smnall scale. It's kind of tricky but I try to follow Ken Howard's rule of dark objects are lighter in reflections and lighter objects appear darker in reflection.
In this sort of painting the drawing is everything, if one sacrifices the drawing, everything can go awfully wrong.

Rain and Reflections, London Streets, 10"...

Rush Hour, Embankment, Oil on Board, 8" x 10", 2011

October 25, 2011 • london • oil on board • rush hour • urban life

This is one of my paintings I did in summer. I have always loved the crowded scenes but this was the first time I have done one this size, it's my smallest Rush hour piece. I just wanted to capture the heavy rush that occurs down Villiers Street right up to the Embankment Station. The challenge is always to make sure the piece is lively and nothing near static.

Rush Hour, Embankment, Oil on Board,...

Sketches on the Train, Tube and Bus in October I

October 21, 2011 • people • sketches

Back to my routine sketches! I have been painting so much recently and it's easy to forget the foundation or the Tour de force behind all my paintings- The Sketch!
Enjoy the faces here!

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"In my late teens I returned to London to study and I have been here for a while now, and the flavour is strong, but less acute, because it is more global. Most human interaction in the city is practical...