Dwight Baird Paintings

Havana, Cuba - Maybe it is just me, but every time I see those old, classic cars with the fins and lights, I somehow, somewhere, see a shark silently swimming in deep waters. And her...

Havana, Cuba – Although often a very frenetic city, life on some side streets away from the centre are often quite quiet. Here, a young man sitting in the shade waits for someone who...

Cortés, Costa Rica - Just another day in the. small village of Cortés. Costa Rica. A man walks slowly in the sunny street with his bicycle, unaware of two young lovers sharing a kiss...

Havana, Cuba – A nice, sunny day – perfect for a group of vintage lovelies to parade up and down along La Malecon. With the tops down on the vintage autos and the wind rushing throu...

Havana, Cuba - Many people have very little to do many days in Cuba, especially the elderly and the young – ‘Nada que hacer.’ Just sitting around. Waiting for a change that never ha...

Havana, Cuba - Time marches on everywhere. In Cuba, as in many tropical countries, the pace seems slower in the country and in the villages, but accelerated, almost frenetic, in big ...

Havana, Cuba – There is never much very interesting on TV on the four state run channels and most families don’t have a lot games or toys. When not in school, many children spend mos...

In his 1993 series For Love of the Game, Canadian artist Dwight Baird pays tribute to America's beloved pastime with a vibrant depiction of 30 baseballs, each adorned with the insign...

Havana, Cuba - Summer in the city and it's a hot one today. Parasols or umbrellas are not just for rainy days in tropical countries. They are also just as important on blue, cloudles...

Study for Days of Dust and Diamonds is a maquette by Canadian artist Dwight Baird, executed in watercolor and ink on paper. This smaller-scale work serves as a preparatory piece for ...

Havana, Cuba - Whoa! What a crazy weather day! Driving rain, wind and the spray of the waves smashing over La Malecon. But a streak of yellow cuts through the grey, bringing a bit of...

Holguien, Cuba - Woman working accompanied by small children is a common sight in Cuba. Daycares are non-existent and leaving a child with someone is rarely an option as most people ...

Golfito, Costa Rica - A small town with a nice bay in southern Costa Rica. It used to be a destination for sail fishing but the sailfish all sailed away...And now there are a lot of ...

Acrylic on masonite, framed in sleek black wood to enhance its presentation and value. Set against the vibrant backdrop of Havana, Cuba, this dynamic painting captures the sizzling ...

Holquien, Cyba - A hot day in Holguien, Cuba, a city on the west side of the island. Just off the main plaza, someone seeks a bit of shade from the heavy, mid-afternoon heat. Small ...

"Another rainy day in Havana – “tiempo bruto” as the locals say. But life goes on, people come and go and those old, classic cars just keep chuggin’ on, through the rainy mist as th...

Havana, Cuba - On a rainy day a man sits quietly waiting for a bus. Life in the street splashes by as people try and hide from the downpour - under umbrellas, if they have them - whi...

Havana, Cuba - Ah, the full moon. Havana is such a romantic city and what better romantic activity can one do then stroll along the waterfront on La Malecon with your sweetheart, und...

Havana, Cuba - Honk, honk! Beep, Beep! Oye! Andele acere! Lots of cars, noise and people on many of the city’s busier streets. And forget about any kind of anti-pollution device. Nop...

Havana, Cuba - They say for every building they manage to save and renovate in Havana, ten others fall down. It is a daunting task trying to re-build and entire city after so many ye...

Vinales, Cuba - An escape from the city to Vinales, a small town on the eastern tip of the island, where the house are all painted vibrant colours and people spend a lot of time in r...

Havana, Cuba –In most southern, tropical cities, buildings are designed in a way to hide from the hot, afternoon sun and Havana is no exception. Pillars support balconies of the old,...

Baracoa, Cuba - Not only is this vintage blue out of gas, so is the entire station. A neglected fuel oasis in a forgotten corner of the small, end of the island town, of Baracoa. Loc...

Havana, Cuba - There is nothing glamourous about the work that keeps a city clean. And keeping a city like Havana clean is a pretty monumental task. There are a lot of piles of garba...

Gibara, Cuba – In Cuba, they say Columbus landed in America in Gibara, small town about half an hour from Holguien , on the western end of the island. But then, it Columbus seems to ...

Trinidad, Cuba – Trinidad is a smaller, colonial city on the southeast coast of the island.Many houses are painted bright, tropical colours and the horse is still one of the main mea...

Matanzas, Cuba – Mantanzas is a smaller city about an hour west of Havana on the north shore of the island. It is where three rivers meet and is sometimes referred to as the Venice o...

Havana, Cuba – I often refer to this painting as a reverse composition – the majority of artist would have painted it from the other side of the pillars. But I liked the composition,...

Havana, Cuba – I very much enjoy using a kind of silhouette style in my work where there is an object or person in the shade. I find this accentuates the play or dark and light and m...

Gibara, Guba – Good to get out of the city once in a while – out to the country and see life in the village – el pueblo. Gibara is a quiet town on the east side of the island about a...

Havana, Cuba – Chess is very popular in Cuba. It is a common sight to see people playing on the street, in doorways and in parks under the shade of overhanging trees. Here, two young...

Cortés, Costa Rica -I was travelling there in early January, walking around and exploring village life when I came across this little blue house still decorated for the festive seaso...

Cortés, Costa Rica - It is very hot most days in Costa Rica, and the heat can slow people down. Sometimes the only thing to do is just sit down with a fan and wait for welcoming cool...

Havana, Cuba - Along the seawall, La Malecon, towards the east end. A bad weather day – hopefully not the beginning on a “ciclón”, with hurricane winds which sometime sweep across th...

Havana, Cuba – The initial smaller painting/study for the larger piece entitled, “Moonlight Serenade”. Whereas the larger painting features two cars plus a full moon, here a solitary...

Havana, Cuba – Watch out! A vintage, red careens around a corner with a cargo of people going here, there, somewhere and everywhere. A lot of the older cars, the ones that are not al...