Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist

No one writes like @adamserwer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

I had a dream that Ryan Coogler directed a John Brown biopic starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Michael B. Jordan and man, I wish I could magically make that one a reality

With hope that this represents the turning of the tide

Currently on the easel. Thankful for a job that keeps me on the search for the most beautiful, moving sights I can find in nature. It’s too easy to forget we live in a world of wonders.

In this tough and moving essay, Caroline Kennedy's 35-year-old daughter Tatiana Schlossberg reveals that she is terminally ill with leukemia. She has some choice words about how her cousin Bobby has made the limited time she has left worse. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

An 11x14 oil painting fresh off the easel. This one is heading up to Montana for a small works show.

Taking It All In Oil, 30x30 in. Added a rider to illustrate the scale of this majestic western landscape

One for the #BlueSkyArtShow (theme: #reflections). A 12x24 in. plein air oil painting from Laguna Beach in 2021

Light Breaking Through Oil on linen, 24 x 48 in. Painted from video I shot on the north shore of Maui in 2019. The light that morning was otherworldly! #art #oilpainting #fineart #landscape #seascape #landscapepainting

Hi Bluesky! We're an organization of artists in the US who paint outdoors from life. We'll share member work here. First up is from our current president, Mitch Baird. Early Reflections, Yellowstone 10x10" Oil

Golden hour light on eucalyptus is a classic California motif—I got to try my hand at it in this piece for the Catalina Island Conservancy’s show in October. The painting is 20x30” and I’m honored that it went to the home of a friend in Southern California. #oilpainting #california #landscape

A quick 12x12 in oil study from life. Near Aspen, CO last summer. I saw these clouds from a country road and pulled over to paint them.

Breathtaking image here

An oil painting of Muir Woods from 2019. It’s a 24x36” piece; I have a 48x72” version in the works but I want to do the place justice and it’s hard to find time for a big one. Someday! #fineart #oilpainting #landscape #landscapepainting #muirwoods

Painting from White’s Landing at Catalina Island. 16x20” oil #catalinaisland #oilpainting #fineart #landscape #seascape

A 24x30 oil painting of the Tundra Communities Trail near the top of Trail Ridge Rd in RMNP. This one is from photo and video reference—it’s a bit windy up there for a big painting! #oilpainting #landscapepainting #fineart

Did this one as a demonstration for an art instructional video over a couple of days. Somehow having the pressure of filming made the resulting painting come together quickly—it’s a favorite. Glowing Falls Oil on linen, 24x24 in. #oilpainting #fineart #landscape #waterfall

Nothing like the glow of a Colorado aspen glade in peak fall color. Painted this 40x48” piece from some photos I took near Steamboat Springs. #art #oilpainting #landscapepainting

Thunderhead Oil on linen, 30x30 in. Possibly my favorite thing about the western landscape is the skies—massive cumulonimbus clouds that have such distinct shapes they appear like landforms.