What does it mean to truly see? To slow down, observe, and let creativity flow through your hands? On this episode of Brushstrokes of Being, I speak with Adebanji Alade, the BBC-featured artist and President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, about the transformative power of sketching, embracing failure, and loving the process over the final piece.
Highlights Adebanji Alade:
Why sketching is more than drawing — it’s a way to think.
How to treat rejection as a friend and failure as feedback.
Adebanji’s approach to observational art, curiosity, and serendipity.
The lifeblood of creative practice: seeing, sketching, and process.
[00:00:00] Welcome & Introduction[00:01:05] "Observe everything, sketch everything you see" — sketching as a way of thinking[00:05:12] Becoming "The Addictive Sketcher"[00:08:45] Curiosity, slowing down, and seeing the world differently[00:12:34] Failing as feedback & making friends with rejection[00:16:50] What matters most: the process of art[00:19:40] Advice for artists: why sketching is the lifeblood of representational art[00:22:10] Where to find Adebanji & closing thoughts
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adebanjialade.co.uk
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