IN SITU PROJECT In Situ is a project by British-French-American artist John William Bailly to create a subjective atlas of the world through en plein air drawings. Bailly draws places as he explores cities and landscapes. Bailly has self-imposed a set of guidelines for the works. The drawings are intentionally limited to the most rudimentary medium-stone on wood, that is graphite/lead on Arches watercolor paper. They are all 7 x 10 inches / 18 x 26 centimeters. The works must be started and finished on location-in one sitting. The works do not rely on photography or other sources but rather only human perception in that time and place.
John William Bailly. Tobacco Bay on Bermuda, 23 April 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.
John William Bailly. Tobacco Bay on Bermuda, 23 April 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.John William Bailly. Saint George’s in Bermuda, 23 April 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.John William Bailly. Victualling Yard Warehouse in Bermuda, 23 April 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.John William Bailly. Fajãs da Rocha da Relva, 28 Abril 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.John William Bailly. Rocha da Relva, 28 Abril 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.John William Bailly. Rock of Gibraltar, 30 April 2026. Graphite on Arches paper. 7 x 10 in / 18 x 26 cm.