ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Bath Revisited-Competition Winner, The Review and Some paintings

January 28, 2011 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • competition • exhibition • Peter Brown • review

Last year I set up a competition on one of my posts after meeting the inspirational Peter Brown. The question to be answered was to decode the inspirational message Peter Brown wrote on his Exhibition catalogue for me. Laurie won! She decoded the message and her prize was that she would win a 6" x 8" painting of any location of her choice. She chose the Back of Pulteney Bridge at Bathand I...

Sketches on the train, tube and bus in January II

January 24, 2011 • people • sketches

These are some sketches I have done recently.

It is good to note that the best models are sleeping models. If you get the "perfect sleeper", go for it. You might even want to extend your journey to some extra stops if your model is very interesting and still sleeping!

Sketching on the train

Special Quote
"No one ever attains eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount of...

Sketches on the train, tube and bus in January I

January 11, 2011 • people sketches

More sketches of people on on public transport. Some of people I sketch always love to see what I am doing, so I show them. It is quite interesting to see their mixed reactions when they see themselves!

Special quote.
"There is a popular notion that artists are born with the ability to draw, but that isn't true. The impulse to draw is there, but no one arrives in this world with the capacity to...

The Flying Moleskins-Kezia-the Spark and wonder!

January 10, 2011 • charcoal dust • graphite • Kezia • museum mount cardboard • the flying moleskins

This is my contribution to Sheila's Sketchbook, this is part of a world wide sketchbook exchange I am currently taking part in with 12 other artists. She asked us to put in it anything we loved besides art. My answer to that is-Children!

So I decided to draw my little girl, Kezia, who is a spark and wonder!

Kezia-the spark & wonder! 6" x 6", charcoal an graphite, 2011

When in church, I enjoy teaching...

Adebanji featured in The Artist Magazine February 2011

January 08, 2011 • acrylic • alla prima • cromer • DVD • oil on canvas board • plein air • The Artist Magazine

Adebanji painting in acrylics pen plein air

I only knew about this yesterday by Carolann, she put a comment on one of my posts this week, that read, "Splendid as usual. I have been reading my Artist magazine - it is really nice to see you in print Adebanji"- I then gave it a good thought, because I haven't even seen the article myself. I went on The Artist Magazine websiteto see if I could get...