ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
The Chelsea Riverside Moorings on a Grey Day, 20 x 8, Oil on Board, 2011
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The Chelsea Riverside Moorings on a Grey Day, 20" x 8", oil on board, 2011 SOLD
I did this painting earlier this year in January when the weather was colder, but I am posting it to share the time it took to complete it from start to finish.
People often wonder how long it takes to finish a plein air painting. Sometimes when the weather is cold I only expect to work for a few hours and then...
Sketches on the bus train and tube in August II
These are some more sketches of people on public transport. Sometimes I find myself not being in the mood to sketch, I pull out a book or an art magazine and start to read then suddenly I look up and there's a beautiful or interesting face that catches my attention. I can't resist, I pull out my ball point pen and sketch, sometimes it's only a few lines that are just enough to describe the form...
All Bar One & Starbucks(Moonlight Effect) Bath, 20" x 16", oil on canvas, 2011
Bath Experience cityscape commission exhibition landscape oil on canvas
This painting was another commission that came from my Bath Group Exhibition in May at the Bath Gallery.
All Bar One & Starbucks(Moonlight Effect)Bath, 20" x 16", oil on canvas, 2011
Two lovely ladies had a look at some of paintings from my Bath Marathon and found out that I didn't do any of All Bar One! They said, "How could you not do one of All Bar One?" I said, "I'm sorry I missed it out...
Sketches on the bus, train and tube in August I
These are some recent sketches on public transport. There's always a wonderful fascination about the human face. Recording glimpses of it in different moods and settings is a delight. The public transport is just one of those places where one can get the most varied of the faces of people from all works of life. Sketching then becomes irresistible!
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The Royal Crescent Bathed in the Spring Sun, 48" x 20", Oil on canvas, 2011
Bath Experience exhibition oil on canvas
The Royal Crescent bathed in the spring sun, 48" x 20", Oil on canvas, 2011 SOLD
This painting of the Royal Crescent in Bath was done for my Bath Group show in May at The Bath Gallery. I went to Bath to do a study in graphite and then I took loads of pictures too. I came back to London with all the reference material and embarked on this piece, which is my largest painting of a place in Bath.
It...