ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
My Favourites at The Royal Society of Portrait Painters Annual Exhibition 2014
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The selection committee are all top professionals and...
Sketch of Thomas More Statue (15) Chelsea Marathon
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I have gone back to graphite, my trusty favourite medium.
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| Sketch of Thomas More Statue (15) Chelsea Marathon, 8" x 10", Graphite on paper |
I went to this beautiful well kept garden to sketch this very intriguing statue in black and gold around the Chelsea Embankment area.`
I have always found this statue...
The Playground Slide, Westfield Park (14) Chelsea Marathon
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This place is really familiar to me! I have taken my kids there many times to play and I normally pass through the Park everyday while walking from Chelsea World's End Health Centre to my Studio.
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| The Playground Slide, Westfield Park (14) Chelsea Marathon, Mixed Media on paper, 10" x 8" |
I looked at it this week with the...
Enchanting Nocturne Reflections, Albert Bridge (13) Chelsea Marathon
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Well this is the well known and remarkable Albert Bridge at night!
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| Enchanting Nocturne Reflections, Albert Bridge (13) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil on Board |
I have painted this nocturne twice at night before and I bet the shall be more because the place is just so beautiful at night!
My strokes in this one were really bold, I worked in pure alla prima to capture the...
Awakening Statue, Roper's Garden (12) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil board
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| Awakening Statue, Roper's Garden (12) Chelsea Marathon, 10" x 8", Oil board |
I visited this garden once or twice in the past and I always thought this was a great place to relax.
But this time around I wasn't going to miss out including it in my Chelsea Marathon!
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| That's the business taking place in full speed! |
I went...