“There is  a powerful quote by Goethe that has always had meaning for me:

Whatever you can do, or dream you can begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

It seems like the BayWood Artists may have already applied this to their own goal:to give back to the land, through their paintings. This group of professional landscape artists shares a common bond- a passion for painting matched by an equal passion for helping preserve our remaining Bay Area open spaces for future generations. (They also have a lot of fun in the process!)

Through art exhibits and the sale of paintings , these artists focus public attention on those lands and raise awareness  and funds for the organizations committed  to their preservation and restoration.

I wish them well, as ultimately, it is through groups like the BayWood Artists that we can help save not only our remaining open land , but also perhaps some of the lands already ‘lost.’

David Brower

January, 2000

1912-2000

Earth Island

Institute Founder

Friend of the Earth