Adebanji Alade is Vice President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters. He can be seen presenting art documentaries on BBC TV’s The One Show and is always willing to do demonstrations, workshops and one-to-one coaching on painting and drawing if contacted directly. He also teaches at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art and The Art Academy. Adebanji’s first book,
The Addictive Sketcher, is available at a discounted price from our online bookstore:
http://bit.ly/3cw1AUXhttp://adebanjialade.co.uk/ Here I chose to work using the outside-in technique, where everything was blocked in first, before finishing off with the details. When I use acrylics I use them thick and straight from the tube - I hardly mix or dilute them with medium or water. I like to keep the paint thick and juicy. I love Winsor & Newton Artist Acrylics and Liquitex Artist Acrylics.
There are times when you find yourself with a spectacular scene right before you. The composition is right, the light is perfect and the atmosphere is just super, but you don’t have your painting gear with you. This has happened to me so many times that I decided I would always have my mobile phone on stand-by for when I come upon a scene worth painting.