"I try to find beauty where most people would never dream of looking - winding backstreets, narrow alleys and darkened doorways… Based on four elements - light, color, dynamic composition and unique subject matter, I paint the sadness, joy, hope and despair of humanity within a social context. I work with acrylic paint on gessoed masonite panel - three coats and lightly sanded between each coat. My work is “contemporary realism” - a combination of larger, big brush impressionist strokes and subtle squares juxtaposed with highly defined focal points.

The subjects and style of my work are in constant evolution as I discover new places and new techniques. This most recent series of works depicts the daily struggle in Cuba. Not just paintings, these pieces are also a collection of historical documents of a country anchored in the past, but on the verge of dramatic change."
-Dwight Baird