ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Bath Marathon III Day 7, 8 and 9

October 04, 2010 • 6 x 8 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air • urban life

Here marks the end of Bath Marathon III! All Glory to God! I'm getting closer and closer to the 200 mark for the exhibition at the Bath Gallery in November. If you are in or around the UK in November, don't miss it if you love OIL PAINTINGS or the Beauty of Plein air work. I'll update you with the exact dates asap.

143-This was a cold morning from the top of St Stephens Road, from there a nice sky...

Bath Marathon III Day 4, 5 and 6

September 30, 2010 • 6 x 8 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • plein air • urban life

More shots from day 4-6 of the third marathon. The highlight of this was the Circus!

127-132.1-I never planned to make this piece of the Circus a panoramic 6" x 48" piece. I started the first one and I asked myself, Why not another? I could do this because the Circus in Bath is just like a circle with three trees in the middle. As I started this painting one of the residents came out to give me a...

Bath Marathon III Day 3 and 4

September 29, 2010 • 6 x 8 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscape painting • oil on board • oil sketch • urban life

These are shots from day 3 and 4 of the 3rd Marathon.

116. It was so hot when I started this, I had to take off 3 layers of clothing, that's the unpredictable British weather for you! I had the staff from Bartlett Properties come out to offer me a cool glass of water when I finished, they said they had been watching me from start to finish!

117,118- You can't paint Bath without painting Milsom...

Bath Marathon III Day 1 and 2

September 28, 2010 • 6 x 8 • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • landscapes • oil on board • oil sketch • urban life

Glory be to God! Here comes the Third Marathon! You might be thinking I'll be sick of Bath by now. But No! There are still more places to paint! As A plein air painter it is not the places we look for, but the effect of light on the places and therefore, one place could look different in seven different light conditions during the day! Incredible! I have had to delay this post because the wii fii...

LESSONS AND POINTS OF NOTE FROM BATH MARATHON II

September 20, 2010 • 6 x 8 • alla prima • Bath Experience • Bath Marathon • plein air

The colours that sacrificed their dear lives for the success of Bath Marathon 1 and 2!

These are some of my ramblings as usual, lessons from the Second Marathon. Enjoy!

1. GIVING MYSELF ENOUGH TIME- I have learned never to attempt a painting when I know I don’t have sufficient time to finish it to the best of my ability. This can happen when it is about to rain and the clouds are coming but one...