AFRO 28

AFRO 28
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Love it. Especially like the use of all that media. That earing?

Lovely textures on this one. I especially like the glow on her skin.

Fantastic as always. Can I show my ignorance and ask how you use the liquin? Is it to dissolve the oil based pencil? Always interested your working methods, hoping I might learns something!

Wow that's some hairstyle and your technique emphasises the heaviness of it. Very striking.

You're always prepared to try something different; and it's this that makes you a highly accomplished artist.

Jeannette, thanks, I did the earring in wax crayon, very harsh treatment. Thanks Carole, the skin looks that way because of the liquin sheen. Thanks Val, The liquin was used to dissolve the oily wax crayons so I could almost paint like using oil colour in washes. Thanks Diana and Robert! Robert it is always good to still maintain that child like curiosity with art and art materials- it leads us to great discoveries!

Hang on Studio Wall
31/03/2015
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Continuing my current series on AFRO HAIR STYLES. This was done with wax crayons, coloured pencil, liquin, watercolour and oil based pencils.

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Adebanji Alade

Adebanji Alade studied fine art in Nigeria and has a diploma in portraiture from Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, where he teaches in the Open Studio. He has exhibited widely and won many awards. Adebanji is vice president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, a council member of the Chelsea Art…

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