ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING

AFRO XXVI, 12" x 16", oil on canvas, 2009

August 20, 2009 • AFRO SERIES • oil on canvas • people

Another shot at my current Afro series. I met this girl on the escalator at London Bridge, her Afro got my instant attention, I asked if she'll like to be part of my current project, she agreed when she saw some samples of my previous work. I didn't really get her resemblance as you'll notice when I post the drawing version of this piece which I feel looks more liker her. But the emphasis of this...

Sketches on the train, tube and bus in August V

August 20, 2009 • people • sketches

More sketches on public transport! Got to sketch myself in one of them by looking in the window at night on the trains.

Sketch of Wellington Arch-Hyde Park, A3, Pen/Ink, 2009

August 20, 2009 • bristol board paper • drawing • landscapes • pen and ink • statues

Out and about the city again! This time it's Hyde Park Corner and The Wellington Arch caught my attention on a hot summers morning! Temperatures went high as 30C, which is really high for London! The Ink washes dried so quickly.

This was done with Pen and ink wash on an A3 Bristol paper. The Bristol paper is very white which really helps for the vibrant result.

Sketches on the bus in August IV

August 15, 2009 • people. sketches

While sketching, it is amazing what a single line can do, what it can suggest, what it can make one to believe and probably even deceive! The whole frame of a sketch sometimes lies in the power of the line, the immediacy of it! To gain full power of it one must trust what the eyes sees and have the faith that the sketching hand would be faithful its visionary guidance.

Sketch of St Mary's Church, Battersea, Graphite/Charcoal, 2009

August 14, 2009 • charcoal • cityscape • graphite • landscape • seascape • sketches

Out and about in the city again, this time its a seascape view of St Mary's Church, Battersea. It creates a kind of contrast- the modern architecture in the background and the Church which history records had its original built in 800AD

This scene would have been far more interesting in colour. Hope to paint it when I begin paintings of the city. I liked this place because it wasn't not busy and...