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Saturday, March 06, 2010

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 prepared with a light yellow orche wash.
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13 comments:

  1. David Larson Evans3/06/2010 2:03 am

    Looks great to me.

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  2. adebanji3/06/2010 2:33 am

    Thanks David!

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  3. Unknown3/06/2010 8:02 am

    Wow... I like how you feature the strokes Adebanji. There is so much here that really works and your child is just precious!

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  4. adebanji3/06/2010 1:03 pm

    Thanks Frank!

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  5. adebanji3/06/2010 1:04 pm

    Thanks Frank!

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  6. Janet Pantry3/06/2010 4:23 pm

    Gorgeous picture, Adebanji! I admire your ability to switch between different mediums so effortlessly :)

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  7. Dana Cooper3/07/2010 2:23 am

    She is beautiful Adjebanji! I really like your mark making too.

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  8. Edward Burton3/07/2010 5:48 pm

    Such a sweet portrait, Adebanji. Beautifully handled.

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  9. adebanji3/08/2010 4:36 am

    Thanks Janet, Dana and Edward!

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  10. AC3/09/2010 12:41 am

    A very beautiful piece of work.

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  11. Alice Thompson3/09/2010 11:12 am

    Love what you do in Pastel!

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  12. Jala Pfaff3/10/2010 12:08 am

    Oh, how absolutely beautiful this is. Bravo!!

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  13. dominique eichi3/11/2010 5:07 pm

    Wow she is growing rapidly..... already a big girl. Lovely piece Adebanji. I so love all the textures in your artwork.

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