Sweet sound

'Guitar boy', 20cm x 27cm, Water colour on paper

'Sekere', 20cm x 27cm, Water colour on paper 

At times it takes some level of concentration to get the best out of the musical instrument. Sweet sound can not be compromised.

The 'Guitar' is a well known musical instrument while the 'Sekere' is a traditional musical instrument from Africa. It's sound serves as good supports for other musical instruments such as the drums. 

Abuja Landscape in Water colour

23cm x 27.5cm  Cotsman WC paper

20cm x 27.5cm  Cotsman WC paper

20cm x 27.5cm  Cotsman WC paper

20cm x 27.5cm  Cotsman WC paper

Abuja, Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria is beautifully landscaped. The paintings are from a recent visit, painted without any prior pencil sketch. I must confess it was a wonderful working experience. Happy viewing.

NB. If you are interested in any of them, send me an e-mail : oluseyi.ajayi@gmail.com

Water colour paintings from Archives 2

'Grazing-1' Water colour on paper

'Grazing-2' Water colour on paper

'Grazing-3' Water colour on paper

The paintings are from my college days experience. The young herders often bring the animals through the college grounds. Lots of subjects to work from.

Thanks for viewing!

Water Colour Landscapes-2

Above the valley-4. 25cm x 27cm  Watercolour on  Paper

Above the valley-5. 20cm x 25cm  Watercolour on  Paper

Above the valley-6. 20cm x 23cm  Watercolour on  Paper

Above the valley-7. 20cm x 25cm  Watercolour on  Paper

The paintings above are part of my recent landscape painting exploits.

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Watercolour Landscapes-1

Above the valley-1. 20cm x 25cm Watercolour on  Paper

Above the valley-2. 20cm x 25cm Watercolour on  Paper

Above the valley-3 20cm x 25cm Watercolour on  Paper

There is this beautiful view of Ikeja, G.R.A landscape off one of my studio windows at Opebi, Lagos, Nigeria. Lots of greenery I couldn’t resist painting.

I took time to observe awhile and then leave the scenery to paint from memory. Had a great time experimenting with various Cotsman Watercolor paper grams Sometimes, In each of the works above, I tried  to depict  different moods of the day with one or two additional structures to balance the composition . They are follow-up to some watercolor painting exercise  from my trip to Abuja, Nigeria last month (March).

If you are interested in any of them, you can contact me: e-mail oluseyi.ajayi@gmail.com.

Thanks for taking time to stop by. Happy viewing.

Watercolour Paintings from Archives

'Archer' 20 x 27 cm. Watercolour

'The Caravan' 20 x 25 cm Watercolour

'Drums - The Apprentice 20 x 25 cm Watercolour

The paintings above are from archives, I still have them with me. It always feels great to watch different colour reactions when colours are placed one on the other. Traditional motifs was added to 'Drums-The apprentice' for aesthetics value.

Are you interested in any of the paintings, just e-mail me: oluseyi.ajayi@gmail.com.

Thanks for taking time to view these.

Fishermen

20cm x 25cm. Water-colour on Windsor & Newton Paper

I spent quite sometime in the coastal areas of my country.This is one of my encounters from Badagry, Lagos Nigeria. The two guys were preparing for their evening escapades on the waters.

This painting and the previous one posted are the result of trying out different water-colour paper gsm.

Thanks for viewing.