ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
Sketches on the train in April IV
Few more sketches with colour again.
THE FIRST FEW LINES WE MAKE WITHOUT THINKING ARE POWERFUL, THEY ARE CHILDLIKE BUT THEY ARE THE GENUINE STRONG LINES, I WISH I COULD RESIST THE TEMPTATION OF DOUBTING THOSE LINES. THEY ARE ALMOST COMPARED TO OUR FIRST LOVE, THEY ARE SO TRUE.....
Sketches on the train in April III
More sketches and some injection of colour!
"A SKETCHBOOK IS A VERY POWERFUL THING, IT CAN OPEN A WHOLE NEW WORLD FOR YOU. JUST THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO THE NEXT BLANK PAGE, AN EXPERIENCE, A NEW CREATION...."
FLAMENCO SERIES 2 & 3, Mixed Media on Paper, 2010
acrylic chalk pastel charcoal dust coloured pencil flamenco series gouache graphite dust oil base pencil wax crayons
My series of flamenco dancers continues. My goal is to experiment with movement, texture, mood, energy, vitality and emotion-all of which would be the highlights in this series of drawings and paintings.
FLAMENCO SERIES 2
The inspiration for this series has come from Brian's St Louis Drawing Blog. He had an interesting post on a Flamenco dancer, Beth Steinbrennerto not only model for them but also...
FLAMENCO SERIES 2
The inspiration for this series has come from Brian's St Louis Drawing Blog. He had an interesting post on a Flamenco dancer, Beth Steinbrennerto not only model for them but also...
MISERY, 8" x 8", Mixed Media on Canvas Board, 2010
biro coloured pencil oil on canvas board
Check out how this this mixed media piece of a man I sketched on Southeastern Trains last month was transformed from a sketch by clicking HERE
Sketches on the train in April II
More sketches, I even got to sketch these lovely dogs and the old lady that owned them.
"THE SORE TRUTH IS THAT ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY AND QUICK BROWSING IS ROBBING US OF THE PATIENCE TO TAKE TIME AND JUST SEE. DOWN TO EARTH OBSERVATION IS AN ART, BUT IT TAKES SERIOUS DISCIPLINE!"
