Bus stop 16" X 22"	Thinking 15 1/2" X 10" - pastel	Girl With Shadow  16" X 21 1/4"
Blue Face, Brown Nose  9 1/2" X 13" - pastel	Wide Sidewalk  14" X 17"	Yellow Dancer  14 1/2" X 19"- pastel
St. Albans Park#1  16" X 21 1/4"	Boat Dock, St. Lucia  18" X 25"	Evening Stroll 17" X 21" - 1200
Peeling Off 16 1/2" X 21 1/2" - 1400	Street King 14" X 20"	Goin' downtown 17" X 15" - 1100
Crossing Fifth 15" X 19 1/2" - 1400	Man with Dreads 17" X 13" - pastel	Waiting To Perform #3 14" X 13 1/2"- pastel
Dancing in the Streets#2 19 1/2" X 15 1/4"-1400	Dawn, Pt. Lookout Marina 12"X 16"	Dancing in the Streets #1 19 1/2" X 16"-1400
Taking a Break 8" X 11"	Private Words 21" X 18 1/4" - 1400

 
While most people don’t find their niche in life until well into adulthood, Brent Bailer knew at a very early age that he had something special—thanks to a woman wearing a big floppy sun hat. 

Brent vividly remembers the exact moment when he realized that he had a talent for drawing. It was when, as a small boy, Brent observed his mother creating a line drawing of a woman wearing a big floppy sun hat. And when he noticed his big sister attempting to imitate his mother’s illustration—he attempted to do the same. Needless to say, Brent’s version was quite impressive and it was at that moment he realized he wanted to draw.

At age nine, Brent began formal training at an art studio of a family friend in Brooklyn. After showing early promise, he continued his studies at the Brooklyn Museum and then at the Museum of Modern Art in Manhattan. Brent would go on to graduate from the School of Visual Arts where he studied fine art and illustration under full scholarship.

Brent’s resumé exhibits his versatility. Early career highlights include Art Director for a book publishing company and Muralist for the Board of Education in New York City. National recognition came from his courtroom drawings for the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) covering such high-profile trials for former Beatle John Lennon and first-lady Jacqueline Onassis.

In the early 70s, Brent worked in advertising as a freelance sketch man for such renowned advertising agencies as J. Walter Thompson, BBDO and Young and Rubicam, and was the first, and only African American full-time freelancer during that time in NYC.

Over the years, Brent’s talent was showcased in such notable jobs as a poster he designed for a Louis Armstrong concert, another poster for an Arthur Ashe tournament, album covers for musical artists, set design for a Washington D.C. ballet company and storyboards for numerous TV commercials. Despite having a full plate with such high profile and important projects, Brent continued to create and sell his fine art oil and pastel paintings.

By 1980, advertising success became all-consuming, leaving no time for his first love, painting. And it wasn’t until 2005 that he rekindled his artistic flame with painting. In 2006, Brent gave up his Manhattan art studio that he maintained for 30 years and began working from home which afforded him the freedom to work on sketches he had produced over the years and turn them into complete paintings.

Brent's first public group showing of his extraordinary pastels was held at well known art fair celebrating its 50th year.  It earned him first place in the fine arts category, as well as a subsequent showing at a high profile art gallery in Brooklyn.

 

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