ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

POETRY and PAINT(Bath Experience)

Bath Experience me



While painting at Bath last year, some students took a picture of me painting. They had a project they were working on at Uni and it had to do with Bath's Life In Photos, Poetry and Prose. Click here for the link.



It is a beautiful creative project and you can see all the pictures and poetry on their facebook group site. They plan to print loads of them out. I think they should have printed a book...

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Sketches on the bus, train and outside the station in March I

people sketches



More sketches. I was waiting for a client on Saturday morning at London Bridge and I saw this homeless guy sitting on a soaked damp pavement outside Borough market. I managed to sketch him for a while after giving some alms, but what touched me most was the weather in which this guy was able to sit outside. I did the sketch and was almost frozen to death. I wonder how these guys adapt. Hmmmmmm...

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Kezia in Active Mode, Graphite in sketchbook, 2010

active mode graphite Kezia


What an opportunity opened this morning, Kezia decided to pose for a while in active mode not sleep mode. Anxious to get it quickly before she moved resulted in some features misplaced but I'm still loving and enjoying the moment!

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Sketches on the Platform and train in February VIII

people sketches tips on sketching people on public transport



More sketches and even more tips....Some of you might be wondering? How long has he been doing this? Well, I seriously got hooked since 2004 and that was after my tutor at Heatherley's got us to go on public transport (circle line)with the model. He noticed we became too comfortable with the traditional way of sketching, drawing and painting the model from the comfort of our studio, that it was...

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Sketches on the train and tube in February VII

people sketches tips on sketching people on public transport



More people, including one of myself(below-left)....



Yes, more tips

16. When there's no one to sketch and it is dark outside, the windows in the train and bus serve as "good mirrors"-giving us a reflection of ourselves. Good time to do a self portrait.

17. Whatever medium you use to sketch, always have a small one for detail and lines and a big one for tones and shades. When I use pen and ink, my...

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