ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Rain and Fog- Kings Road, Chelsea, Oil, 8" x 10", 2011

April 13, 2011 • alla prima • landscape • oil • oil on board • urban life

This is Kings Road with fog and rain, the typical London wet day. I basically love it! It's that part of Kings Road just before you get to Sloane's Square. When it doesn't rain, I miss the rain and when it does, I want it to stop. I think it's all about being human!

Rain and Fog- Kings Road, Chelsea, Oil, 8" x 10" , 2011 SOLD

Special Quote
"The things you do at the start of a painting (from life...

BIG ISSUE SERIES XVIII

April 07, 2011 • big issue seller • chalk pastel • coloured pencils

This is a continuation of my series of Big Issue Sellers in London and Bath. This particular seller had one of the faces that is a dream to draw for portrait lovers. You could take one look at him and he'd take your artistic breath away! The guys that sell these Big Issue Magazines are homeless but this gives them something to gain extra cash.

This was done on a museum mount board prepared with...

Sketches on the train and bus in April I

April 05, 2011 • people • sketches

Back to the sketching routine, these are some of the recent sketches I have done on public transport.

Special Quote

"Heads are obviously rather complicated to draw. However, if you think of them as a compound of many shapes and sub-shapes, you will realize that you can draw any of the individual parts by analysing them carefully first.
I stress this structural approach in your thinking about the head...

Evening Light, Leadenhall Market, 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas, 2010/11

March 26, 2011 • figures • oil • oil on canvas • painting • urban life

I have worked this this painting over from last year. It is of the City boys after work, at Leadenhall market. The lighting of the place makes this place exciting to paint at any time of the day. This one was done with evening light approaching with the artificial lights also creating a nice mood.

Evening Light, Leadenhall Market, 12" x 16", Oil on Canvas, 2010/11 SOLD

Special Quote
"It has been...

SKETCHING ON THE TUBE: My 2 hour workshop on the Circle Line

March 22, 2011 • A5 sketch pad • biro • copic brush marker • fixative • graphite • materials used in sketching • people • public transportation • sketchbook • sketching • tombow wash pens • tube

On the 10th of March I took 6 students from different Universities in London on a 2 hour Workshop on "Sketching on the Tube". I had a Masters Student from Metropolitan University and 5 Under-graduates from Middlesex, LCC, Wimbledon, Byam Shaw and Camberwell. This event was organised and sponsored by The Fine Art Collective and Winsor & Newton.

MATERIALS and RESOURCES
Winsor and Newton provided a...