ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

MY BATH MARATHON EXHIBITION OPENS (212 plein air paintings of Bath)

December 07, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • exhibition • landscape painting • me • oil on board • oil on gessoed card • plein air

The Gallery Front

This is it! I give glory to God, when my Pastor started this year he preached a sermon on the 1st of January -titled, "THIS IS IT!" He said this year will be a "THIS IS IT, YEAR FOR US". I didn't and couldn't fully understand this but when I got to Bath and saw the gallery front with the 212 paintings, I just said, "THIS IS IT"!!!

Adebanji signing the Circus Panorama

It hasn't...

Lessons and points of note from Bath Marathon 3 and 4

December 02, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

The private view is today! TO SEE ALL 212 PAINTINGS GO TO-THE BATH GALLERY WEBSITE I am presently in Bath, almost tempted to do some snow paintings early tomorrow morning, Bath looks beautiful with the snow! The Exhibition will run till Christmas, DON'T MISS IT!
The Bath Marathon has been a wonderful experience. These are a few lessons and points of note from my last two marathons in September and...

MY PAINTING DVD is now out! (Behind the scenes shots)

November 30, 2010 • acrylic • cromer • DVD • landscape painting • me • plein air • seascape

The DVD is now out! Its ready and you can now place your orders with Town House Films. I have watched it and it's gonna be great for anyone who'll like see what goes through my mind when I paint and how I have used 4 different techniques to start 4 different paintings all done on the spot at Cromer!

Here are loads of pictures behind the scenes, enjoy!

In my next post, I'll be giving you an update on...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 5 (ALL SET FOR THE SOLO EXHIBITION)

November 18, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air

All Glory be to God! All is set with 212 completed 6" x 8" Boards from July to October!!! The scary thing is I still have 288 to go!!!!I'll have to give that a second thought....but I haven't painted Bath in the snow! I hope it snows soon, I'll be rushing down like a mad cat! Lets see, meanwhile, enjoy the last 12 pieces which had 4 doubles and 4 singles! Most which are of Alexander Park or views...

Bath Marathon 4 PART 4 (The First 200 paintings)

November 16, 2010 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air • urban life

It was on this part that I met a nice lady who asked me whether I had been to Alexandra Park. I had never been there. I ended up going there for the last painting on this post but in part 5 it took me over!

188-HOLBOURNE MUSEUM UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT DUSK- It was while doing this painting I met Jane, she said I have to paint at Alexandra Park, I promised I would! Also, while painting this, one of...