TREY BRYAN

Jul 5, 2010

SHUTTER event in Kansas City!

Jane and I recently performed live figure drawing at the Hemingway Building in the KC's vibrant Crossroads district. We also showed our paintings and drawings, it was a huge turn out. Jason Manley, of CA.ORG, stopped by as well to help the success of the show, as well as the TAD and Illustration Academy students. Hope everyone had a blast, here are some shots of the event.

-Trey Bryan

Illustration Academy at GalleryNucleus

THE ART OF THE ILLUSTRATION ACADEMY

May 22, 2010 - June 14, 2010
Opening Reception / May 22, 6:00PM - 10:00PM

Gallery Nucleus presents an inspiring ensemble of talent comprised of the faculty and notable contributors to the Illustration Academy.

The exhibit features more than a dozen award-winning and accomplished illustrators whose works have been published in Time Magazine, Newsweek, The New York Times, Rolling Stone and whose clients include Geffen Records, The Franklin Mint, and NASA among others.

More about the Illustration Academy:
Too often, the student is thrust into a market place forced to compete with established illustrators. The mission of the Illustration Academy is to bridge the gap that exists between the student and the working professional. You can learn more about the Academy here

Exhibiting Artists Include:

May 2, 2010

First Sunday in May Dr. Sketchy's

I have been using charcoal and nupastel in my drawings lately so I thought I would spice things up by introducing ink to my compositions. I am really happy with the process and the final image, always more to get better at but I don't let it get to me, I just move on to the next piece of paper.

Blocking in the shadow and dark shapes with heavy ink from a brush, I start to map out my composition as a whole, then as fast as I possible can I lay down some basic local color pastels on the legs, arms, stockings, and so forth. The great thing about Dr. Sketchy's is that they always surprise you as to what the models are going to wear and the performances at the end are always so professional. A real talented bunch of guys and gals here in KC. Thanks again Rachel for hosting it.

hope you enjoy the drawings, thanks for lurking.

-Trey Bryan

i also posted a video of myself drawing

Apr 29, 2010

Sketchbook

Hello everyone,

thanks for all the kind emails over the week, I hope I gave some good insight about my work and yours. Here are some recent sketchbook pages from the moleskine. The color is some oil pastel, which has a gritty texture and flat color, which I like. The drawings themselves are influenced but are not entirely credited by blind contours and shapes. I hope you enjoy them.

-trey

Apr 4, 2010

ARTOPIA II, FIRST FRIDAY, DR. SKETCHY'S

Jane and I performed a live figure drawing session in the heart of the Kansas City Arts district on First Friday. It was awesome! We had our stage, lights, drawing pads, models, a fire-breather, and live music. The crowd was epic, thanks so much for your support! We also drew at one of the most anticipated parties of Kansas City, Artopia, which is sponsored by the Pitch Magazine. What a fun time we had! We had the pleasure of drawing a lovely model with awesome body paint. Great poses. A huge thanks to Jason at the Pitch, we literally could not have done this without you. We also saw Voler Thieves of Flight aerealists, a great group of creative dancers that use fabrics to fly through the sky. Last but not least, Dr. Sketchy's! I really enjoy drawing with this great group of people and awesome models, a big thanks to Miss Lucky Deluxe!

-Trey Bryan

Mar 31, 2010

Artopia

Jane and I will be doing a live figure drawing session at Artopia this year. I am so excited about this event, it will be a great follow up to Austin. A big thanks goes out to Jason at the Pitch.