ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

Winning "The Artist Magazine/Royal Institute of Oil Painters Competition" 2009

October 17, 2009 • figures • Mall Galleries • me • oil on linen • ROI • The Artist Magazine

This is some good news I've had and will be having this month. This time it would be having the opportunity to exhibit with the Royal Institute of Oil Painters this year at the Mall Galleries, London.
The exhibition opens on the 28th of October, 2009 and will run till the 8th of November. If you are in London during that time, it will be worth viewing!

Summerlight, Clapham Common 24" x 18" Oil on...

African Headgear III, 16" x 20", Oil Base Pencil/Charcoal Dust

October 17, 2009 • African Headgear • AFRO HEADGEAR SERIES • cartidge paper • charcoal dust • oil base pencil

This makes number 3 in my current Afro Headgear series.

The model here is my great friend Esta who I have used many times in my Afro Series too.

I have used Charcoal dust for the broad tones and Compressed Charcoal for the darker tones. Then I used Oil base pencils for the details and lines on Norfolk Cartridge paper.

Sketches on the train, tube and home in October III

October 17, 2009 • people • sketches

More sketches of people. I also managed to get in Josh and Kezia into one of them (above) morning!

"The 22nd Anniversary", 24" x 20", Oil Base Pencil, 2009

October 13, 2009 • commission • oil base pencil • poeple • portraits • watercolour paper

This is another commission completed and delivered with the client pleased. The clients were their children and they gave it as a gift to their parents!

I have used medium, soft and extra soft oil base pencils on a smooth artistico fabriano watercolour paper. I really liked the smooth absorbent texture of the paper and the way the oil base pencil marks appear on the paper.

Sketches on the bus and train in October II

October 12, 2009 • people sketches

Just one page spread from last week!