Jay Bailey

Painter/draftsman, art educator, husband, and father. I think learning to draw will make your life richer.

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@holland_tom @TheRestHistory You’ve said this many times before. This is an abusive relationship.

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“I’ve never been to Duckwater, but I know Jack Malotte,” oil on canvas, 72”x60”, revisited 2023
After months of thinking this painting was finished I layered in more weirdness that only those who have spent time in the high desert know to be true. Colors melt out there.

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Afternoon session in the studio before the summer heat arrives.

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Side of the road in northern New Mexico, oil on canvas, 24”x12”, 2023

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Dusk in Dripping Springs, watercolor on cold press paper, 8.5”x5.5”, 2023
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Somber clouds in Texas Hill Country painted on a day that a page turned.

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Northern Pasture between snowstorms, oil on canvas, 48” x 36”, 2023
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I missed snowstorms by a few days on each side of my visit to the Truckee Meadows this past December. My first painting of 2023.

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The Last Twilight over a Texas Ranch, oil on canvas, 48” x 30”, 2022.
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This will likely be the last large canvas painting of the year. Texas does have lovely golden hours if one stops to appreciate it. https://t.co/cseQff7r6V

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Laying bones with a first pass down. Sometimes you’ve got to get lost in a rainstorm in the desert to wash away the darkness. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/oKTfRGdcJx

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Here come the lonely nights. Desert monoliths. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/gy1BrxCCpv

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Her Silence is Deafening, oil on canvas, 48” x 36”, 2022 @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/88JeKIOkRf

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All against all. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/myXdXJXNgR

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The project is the self. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/IAgBXiijAD

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The project is the self. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/IqgrsL77Cm

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Palo Duro Lullaby, oil on canvas, 36”x48”, 2022 @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/GlKW1tyMyD

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Meadows Ranch Tree Line, oil on canvas, 60” x 36”, 2022 @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/MJiPYfHRz2

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Lone Agave facing north into Texas, oil on canvas, 24”x48”, 2022 @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/PJcdL5CQnb

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Washoe Valley Nocturne, oil on canvas, 36”x36”, 2022
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Some paintings are worked and reworked over the years. This one got darker and darker with each pass. Now it’s a whisper. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/zACvYkhFUy

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Red bison. Work in progress. @ Tin Ranch Studios https://t.co/3xGXCVGdCU

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American animals. @ Denton, Texas https://t.co/WjN2eFwesd

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West Texas / East New Mexico. Watercolor on Arches. ~ 7” x 6.5”. 2022 @ UNT College of Visual Arts and Design https://t.co/5eUb1v10Kd