Tomales Bay Last Friday I drove out to Tomales for a painting class and afterward turned down the coast to "Nick's Cove"....

I am taking a month long camera class ( http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/ ) and our assignment today was "Looking Out".  Getting ...

A good day to relax and remind myself to keep balance in my life!  "In whatever one does there must be a relationship between the ey...

"If ever there is tomorrow when we’re not together.. there is something you must always remember. You are braver than you believe, stro...

T oday is a cold but beautiful day.  I am wrapping up 2010 and reviewing all that has transpired this last year.  It has been a difficult o...

 Narcissus  Iceland Poppy  T he last two days I have been working on several new paintings for two new gallery sho...

Winter White Hydrangea's I just spent the last few days with my husband and our three son's who were home for Christmas.  As a C...

My nephew Sean is getting married this afternoon at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake, California. It is a comfortable little boutique hotel j...

 Yosemite Meadow in the Fall  I love to go to Yosemite in the Spring, Winter and Fall.  In the past I have taken painting classes thr...

There are a group of artists from the Lafayette Studio who have painted together for several years now.  We have also done some group shows ...

Mentors maybe our parents, spouse, children or friends.  Certainly we glean much about life from them but my true mentors have been two inc...

Yesterday my husband and I went to a friends wedding at the San Francisco Presidio.  It was a blend of cultures as the bride was from Napa ...

 "Smitty & the Girls" by Jeanette Baird  My mother has three sisters and even though they are in their 80's, the...

"If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens." ~ Grandma Moses   I guess that I did it backwards as I raise...

Last night I could hear an owl calling from a nearby tree. It reminded me of my middle son Jon. When he was about two, he was enthralled wit...

The Pond Gardener at Giverny Today I am working on a painting of the pond cleaner at Giverny.  I am working at adding some background a...

"Playgirl" rose hanging her head in the rain Today I woke to the pitter-patter of rain on our rooftop. I am glad the garden is ...

 "Promises" by Jeanette Le Grue  Yesterday I took a painting class from Jeanette Le Grue at her studio in Tomales, CA....

 "Reflections - Musee d'Orsay" by Jeanette Baird Acrylic 36" x 36"  Winter Wonderland opened at the Lafayett...

 "Winter Solitude" by Jeanette Baird Acrylic 15" x 30"  Lake Tahoe has always been a special place for me and my...