ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING
Sketches on the bus and train in March IV
More people on public transport and self portait in one of them(above-right). In another of the sketches I caught the same man in two positions and I managed to get almost 8 heads in one page in the last sketch!
FLAMENCO SERIES I, Oil on Canvas Board, 8" x 8", 2010
dancer flamenco series oil on canvas board
This is a new series I'll be embarking on. 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.
The inspiration for this series has come from Brian's St Louis Drawing Blog. He had an interesting post on a Flamenco dancer, Beth Steinbrenner to not only model for them but also dance while...
The inspiration for this series has come from Brian's St Louis Drawing Blog. He had an interesting post on a Flamenco dancer, Beth Steinbrenner to not only model for them but also dance while...
Sketches on the train and platform in March III
More people from public transport. In one of these sketches I had to have my sketchbook wide open so everyone around could see what was going on. This ia a great technique that helps everyone around to have a look and see there's nothing strange happening on your pagespread.
AFRO XXIX, 9" x 11", Pastel, 2010
This is number 29 of my current Afro Series. The model here is my 9 month old daughter Kezia.
This series focuses on the variety and beauty of natural black Afro hair.
I have gone a bit wild with my colours here, and that's one of the advantages of pastel. You don't need to mix, it's just pick, paste and go! For this I used the 72 Soft Pastel set by Winsor & Newton on a thick watercolour paper...
This series focuses on the variety and beauty of natural black Afro hair.
I have gone a bit wild with my colours here, and that's one of the advantages of pastel. You don't need to mix, it's just pick, paste and go! For this I used the 72 Soft Pastel set by Winsor & Newton on a thick watercolour paper...
Sketches on the bus and train in March II
Just one page spread of sketches of more people on public transport.