ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
Grey Day, Albert Bridge, 16" x 8", oil on board, 2010(Chelsea Riverside Art Competition)
Chyne Walk Trust competition Heatherley School of Fine Art oil on board plein air
Grey Day, Albert Bridge SOLD
This is one of my entries into the Cheyne Walk Trust Chelsea Riverside competition, I'll be posting on my other entry tomorrow. We were to paint any scene around the Chelsea Riverside. The exhibition of all the submitted paintings ends today at the Heatherley School of Fine Art with an auction of paintings by some well known artists like Julian Barrow; Jane Corsellis; D...
Sketches on the train in April X
These were all done yesterday!
"...I AM STANDING IN THE TUBE, IT'S THE MORNING RUSH HOUR ON THE JUBILEE LINE, EVERYBODY IS UP EVERYONE'S NOSE, I PULL OUT MY PEN AND SKETCHBOOK- I SEE A LADY SLEEPING BELOW MY EYE LEVEL....THE REST OF THE STORY IS IN THE SKETCH"
Sketches on the train in April IX
These were done mostly this morning and afternoon.
"EVERY FACE I SKETCH JUST PROVES THE BEAUTY AND MAGNIFICENCE OF THE GRAND CREATOR!"
Sketches on the train in April VIII
More sketches, with one of those sketches capturing youth and old age. They could almost past for the same person, in the past and present(above, bottom right)
"THERE'S SOMETIMES MORE VITALITY AND LIFE IN THE LIGHTEST OF SKETCHES THAN AN OVERLOADED, OVERWORKED, RENDERED DRAWING."
Sketches on the train in April VII
More sketches!
"SOMETIMES I'M NOT IN THE MOOD TO SKETCH AND SUDDENLY I'M LOOKING AT THE MOST INTERESTING FACE I'VE SEEN IN THE WEEK. WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SKETCH IN MY HEAD, IT IS POSSIBLE"
