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Saturday, October 12, 2019

THE FRONT COVER OF MY NEW BOOK IS HERE!!!


My new book - THE ADDICTIVE SKETCHERTHE FRONT COVER of my new book!!!!
SHOWDEMMMMMM!!!!!!! In bookstores in January 2020- but if you can’t wait you can pre-order on amazon, search press and penguin sites.

Adebanji Alade believes that everything in art begins as a sketch, and his mission is always the same - to instil his work with the power and immediacy of the sketch. This book will show you how.
Giving an insight into how this inspiring and talented artist works, The Addictive Sketcher passes on Adebanji Alade's infectious enthusiasm and will have the reader reaching for a pencil or pen to have a go. Adebanji has a skill and a passion for speaking and motivating his audience in a fun and engaging way, and this is reflected in his writing style.

Lively, stimulating and instructive, it is packed with numerous examples of the author's sketches as well as examples of his vibrant finished paintings. Covering pencils, coloured pencils, charcoal and graphite, along with finished oil paintings, this book provides a fascinating insight into the author's techniques.

Adebanji's work covers a broad range of subjects, including landscapes, portraits, crowd scenes, urban scenes and seascapes. He's particularly well known for his portraits and scenes of London. This book includes examples from a range of subject areas.

FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T WAIT, THESE ARE SOME LINKS BELOW TO PRE-ORDER:

Amazon

Search Press

Penguin

Thursday, September 05, 2019

PAINTING IN MOROCCO WITH ADEBANJI 10th-18th October, 2020

I am very pleased to announce that I would be having a very cool painting holiday in Essaouira,  Morocco from the 10th -18th of October, 2020.
Adebanji bathed in the British Sun, Lets do it in Morocco!




For FULL DETAILS of the PAINTING HOLIDAY please visit the WEBSITE by clicking HERE.


It's a great opportunity to paint alongside me and watch the ocassional demo in this lovely town of Morocco


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Let's do this! Apart from the painting you know that you'll receive endless inspiration, motivation and entertainment from my wealth of experience. Now let's do this! SHOWDEMMMMM!!










Thursday, August 29, 2019

LIFE LESSONS OF AN ARTIST WITH ADEBANJI ALADE



Following on from the inspirational 2012 documentary 'Life Of An Artist', addictive sketcher, Adebanji Alade gives his life lessons for creatives and artists of all kinds. He also has practical tips for aspiring plein air artists.
With his inspirational style, he talks about his own life struggles, his approach to drawing and creativity and why he thinks you should 'become friends' with failure and rejection in order to succeed.SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL FOR MORE INSPIRATIONAL FILMS and follow us on Twitter @spoonjarfilms.

Checkout Adebanji on the links below:


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