Contact us to visit and audit a class (exception: Drawing the Nude)
Memberships begin in September. Please renew here.
The class will focus on a tonal study of the human figure through an extended session of a gestural pose. Models will be set in a long pose for a singular drawing over the course of three weeks. Attention to constructing a figure/portrait, as well as techniques to build form and detail through shading with dry media will be discussed and applied.
Some prior instructed figurative study would be helpful. This 6-week course includes two 3-week sittings.
Some mention of : all dry media; conte, charcoal, graphite, pastel
Brian E. Bailey was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Formerly a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York, he now paints and teaches privately in New Jersey. Following a successful career that spanned several decades as a noteworthy illustrator, he began to focus his energies on more personal artistic pursuits. He has won numerous awards for his work in pastel and has been featured in select exhibitions both nationally and abroad. Most recently his work has been shown at several exhibitions at the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Spain as well as Sotheby’s in New York, NY. His work has been exhibited at ARTLIFE FEST in Moscow, Russia, and the International Pastel Biennial in Suzhou, China, as well as several exhibitions at the Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, the Salmagundi Club and the National Arts Club in NYC. His work is in several public and private collections including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
As an artist working in a realist tradition he tries to create singular contemporary images that speak to the fragility of both the natural world and the human condition. The stillness of his painting offers the viewer a moment of both contemplation and reflection.
“In my painting there is nothing I take away, nor give artifice to enhance the quiet permanence of a subject’s beauty.” -Brian Bailey PSA MP, IAPS EP
Materials
Please bring to first class:
Vine charcoal (soft), Thin (3mm) to medium (5mm)
General’s Charcoal Pencils - Hb, 2b, 4b, white (2 of each)
Rembrandt soft pastel (one stick)
Canson Rough Newsprint pad 18x24
Strathmore Charcoal pad 18x24
Additional materials to bring if you already have:
Conte a Paris’ crayon, black (hb), Sanguine
Any single sheet midtown charcoal paper such as: Canson Mi Tints, Hahnemuhle Ingres
Additional colors of soft pastel preferably Rembrandt but other brands can work
Instructor: Brian Bailey
Day: Wednesday
December 2, 9, 16, 30; January 6, 13; 6 sessions*
Time: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Skill Level: Some prior instructed figurative study would be helpful.
Limited enrollment, maximum 8 students. Advance registration is required.
Learn more about Brian on his website and facebook page
*Break December 23.
$30 membership per year is due at first signup
The class will focus on a tonal study of the human figure through an extended session of a gestural pose. Models will be set in a long pose for a singular drawing over the course of three weeks. Attention to constructing a figure/portrait, as well as techniques to build form and detail through shading with dry media will be discussed and applied.
Some prior instructed figurative study would be helpful. This 6-week course includes two 3-week sittings.
Some mention of : all dry media; conte, charcoal, graphite, pastel
Brian E. Bailey was born in Lancaster, Massachusetts. Formerly a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York, he now paints and teaches privately in New Jersey. Following a successful career that spanned several decades as a noteworthy illustrator, he began to focus his energies on more personal artistic pursuits. He has won numerous awards for his work in pastel and has been featured in select exhibitions both nationally and abroad. Most recently his work has been shown at several exhibitions at the European Museum of Modern Art in Barcelona, Spain as well as Sotheby’s in New York, NY. His work has been exhibited at ARTLIFE FEST in Moscow, Russia, and the International Pastel Biennial in Suzhou, China, as well as several exhibitions at the Butler Museum of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio, the Salmagundi Club and the National Arts Club in NYC. His work is in several public and private collections including the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C.
As an artist working in a realist tradition he tries to create singular contemporary images that speak to the fragility of both the natural world and the human condition. The stillness of his painting offers the viewer a moment of both contemplation and reflection.
“In my painting there is nothing I take away, nor give artifice to enhance the quiet permanence of a subject’s beauty.” -Brian Bailey PSA MP, IAPS EP
Materials
Please bring to first class:
Vine charcoal (soft), Thin (3mm) to medium (5mm)
General’s Charcoal Pencils - Hb, 2b, 4b, white (2 of each)
Rembrandt soft pastel (one stick)
Canson Rough Newsprint pad 18x24
Strathmore Charcoal pad 18x24
Additional materials to bring if you already have:
Conte a Paris’ crayon, black (hb), Sanguine
Any single sheet midtown charcoal paper such as: Canson Mi Tints, Hahnemuhle Ingres
Additional colors of soft pastel preferably Rembrandt but other brands can work
Instructor: Brian Bailey
Day: Wednesday
December 2, 9, 16, 30; January 6, 13; 6 sessions*
Time: 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Skill Level: Some prior instructed figurative study would be helpful.
Limited enrollment, maximum 8 students. Advance registration is required.
Learn more about Brian on his website and facebook page
*Break December 23.
$30 membership per year is due at first signup
