ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Updates from my Art World VIII (November 2016)

March 10, 2017 • Icon films • Mall Galleries • Open Studio Heatherleys • ROI • Sketches on Public transport • The One Show • Vienna

1.Sketching on Public Transport

2. 4 works exhibited at The Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition

Summer Shadows, South Bank, 16" x 12", Oil on Board

Summer Shadows, Duke of York Square, 16" x 12", Oil on Board

SOFAP painting day out, 8" x 10", Oil on Board

ROI painting day out, 8" x 10", Oil on Board

3. I taught the at The Open Studio at Heatherleys

Diana was the model and she wore a very...

Alla Prima Techinque: Inside out-"Rain, Rain, Rain, Trafalgar Square"

February 04, 2015 • Adebanji Alade • alla prima • Charing Cross • demo • Demonstrations • Inside-Out Technique • london • oil on board • rain • Statue • Trafalgar Square • urban

Rain, Rain, Rain, Trafalgar Square, 10" x 8", Oil on Board, SOLD

In this post I would like to explain in full detail, my process of painting a typical Urban Rainy Day in London.

I love rainy days because of the reflections and subtle greys but most importantly, I love them because it gives me the opportunity to test my drawing skills while painting.

Painting shape by shape in the "Inside Out"...

OPERATE IN YOUR ELEMENT IN 2015!!

January 20, 2015 • Adebanji Alade • Demonstrations • God's masterpiece • Moleskine • pens • people • Purpose Driven Life • sketching • sketching and sharing • The original Plan • tombow wash • workshop

Do what I love most-Sketching and Sharing.

The Experience, The Fun, The Passion, The Desire-It's always a different ball game when we do what we were CREATED to do, when we do what we were WIRED to do.....
Let me explain, the week I did this learning session, I pulled my back muscle around my waist, it was so bad, I had to stay at home, I was wondering as the Sketching Workshop was approaching,...

My paintings at the Royal Institute of Oil Painters Exhibition 2014

December 10, 2014 • Adebanji Alade • Edinburgh • Mall Galleries • Marylebone • oil • oil on board • oil on canvas • ROI • Sloane Square • Soho • Urban Landscape • Urban Shadow Highlights • Works for Sale

It's that time of the year again! The Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters is currently on and will run from the 10th of December to the 21st of December at the Mall Galleries, London.

This year I am really pleased to have had four paintings selected for the show.

All my paintings this year focus on the effect of light in urban spaces. I decided to explore the mystery of shadows...

MY UPCOMING WORKSHOP -"THE URBAN LANDSCAPE"

October 07, 2014 • acrylic • Adebanji Alade • cityscape • Demonstrations • oil • Street Scene • townscapes • Urban Landscape • urbansacpe • workshop

After the success of "EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT SKETCHING" in August, I'm taking on a new workshop on the 29th of October, 2014 (WEDNESDAY) at Harris Academy, Falconwood. It is all about the URBAN LANDSCAPE, Some call it CITSCAPES, or TOWNSCAPES or URBANSCAPES or STREETSCENES!

This workshop is all about how to paint Convincing and Expressive Landscapes indoors!

St Pauls

After a Demonstration with...