ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

The Making of Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011

October 17, 2011 • demo • figurative • figures • london • oil on canvas • people • rush hour • tube • underground

Rush Hour VIII, 24" x 20", Oil on Canvas, 2011 SOLD

This was one of the paintings I did earlier this year, it was part of the London Paintings Group show I had at Enid Lawson Gallery. I have posted this piece before but not with a few shots of the stages.
This post is just to show the stages I go through to paint a Rush Hour Scene. The sketching is very important and also the ability to paint the...

Plein air at Chiswick and Henley.

October 10, 2011 • alla prima • boats • landscape • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air • Plein air Brotherhood • ponds

These are 2 paintings I did in the summer, they were part of Plein Air Brotherhood Exhibition.

Chiswick
This place is amazing! I was drawn to the pool because the reflections were just irresistible! It was quite a challenge with the greens always changing.But in the end I enjoyed it!

The Swan Pond Chiswick, 16" x 8", Oil on Board, 2011 SOLD

Henley
This was my first time here. I started painting the...

The Westbourne, Evening Light-12" x 10", Oil on Canvas, 2011

October 05, 2011 • commission • oil on canvas

This is one of the commissions I did in Summer through Enid Lawson Gallery. A tricky one indeed. But it ended up being exactly what the client wanted. The client wanted two similar pictures of The Westbournewith him and in his mate. One of the paintings would be his and the other sent to his mate in Australia, they both used to have a drink there and he thought it would be a good 40th Birthday...

Sketching the man with the Guitar

October 03, 2011 • 2B graphite pencil • Moleskine A4 Sketchbook • people • sketches

THE GUITAR MAN

My search for interesting models takes me outdoors and while walking through the London streets I keep looking at everybody as if to say-yes! that would make a good sketch! Most of the time, it's the homeless and road-side beggars that have the faces with the most character.

THAT'S ME SITTING IN FRONT OF THE MODEL

One of the days a week ago I was feeling so downhearted after loosing...

Scarlet Solitude (The Poem and The Painting), Oil on Board, 16" x 20", 2011

September 28, 2011 • alla prima • oil on board • portraits

Scarlet Solitude.

Look deep into my eyes
there's no surprise

Look right across my face
It's deprived of grace

I am human
what about you?

I ain't no prisoner
from the zoo!

Look at me, don't try to hide
Look, man, I have lost my pride.

The latest developments have made me weep
All their promises they never keep.

What's this life all about?
Why am I here?

Should I laugh and smile
or just shed a tear?

Listen to me,...