"They Were Framed!"
and
"Painting With Class" Televisions Shows
by Vermeer Productions, Inc.
Commissioned Portraiture and
Original Oil Paintings by Television Artist
Mariellen Baker
We had a GREAT  Plein Air painting
workshop on
 Saturday, June 16th,
2007 at Martin's Beach, Half
Moon Bay, CA!!!

Our next workshop will be in late
September somewhere in
Southwest CA - stay tuned to this
website to see the next
workshop's  date/time.

If you have never painted plein air
before, you HAVE to try it!  You will
be painting from LIFE ( from a 3-
dimensional landscape) - a huge
difference from 2-dimensional
photographs.   If you have painted
plein air before, you will REALLY
enjoy painting the most beautiful
landscapes in the US!  The San
Mateo Coast in California is a
spectacular experience.  Come and
join us for a fun day of painting a
masterpiece!  Beginner to
professional artists - all levels.

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Recent Portrait Commissions:
Plein Air Painting Class->
"Matthew, a.k.a. Spiderman" 12x24" oil
"Portrait Of Joseph R." 18x24" oil
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For Portrait
Pricing, Click Here
"A Grandmother's Delight" 18x24" oil
Paintings Available for Sale (All paintings beautifully framed)
"The Johnston House"
18x24" oil     
Beautifully framed     $4300.
"29 Year Old Wallstreeter"
16x20" oil on panel   $9500.
Beautifully framed
"San Gregorio (CA) State Beach"     18x36" oil
 
"Top Shelf"
11x14" oil    
Beautifully framed in large, gold frame     $ 3500.
"Montara State Beach (CA)" 12x24" oil  
"Saturday Night (Kistler Chardonney)"
18x24" oil        
    
NEW-Just Completed!
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"Warm California"     $ 5900.
18x24" oil    
You can order most of the
paintings above as a limited
edition giclee print that has been
hand embellished by the artist on
stretched canvas for $ 495.
All paintings are beautifully framed

"Miss Wendy's Monday Morning Class"       $  7895.

18x24" oil  Beautifully framed (very large frame)
"Purisima Pastures in Early Spring"     $ 8295.
18x36" oil    (29 x 47" framed)         Beautifully lined and framed
(x-large)
"Portrait Of Denise" 18x24" oil
"Still Life With Fruit"
11x14" oil   
  
"From A Half Moon Bay Perspective"
18x24" oil    
TELEVISION SHOW NEWS
Mariellen's  popular Television Show  
won the
 WAVE Award (Western Alliance
for Video Excellence) in the 'Best
Instructional' category for the
BEST
INSTRUCTIONAL SHOW in the 12 Western
States
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"Still Life With Wine and Nasturtiums"
16x20" oil    $3200.
See Mariellen's new show,
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See the Masterworks of the
deYoung Museum, Stanford
University's Cantor Ctr. and
San Francisco's MoMA
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Every Monday morning while teaching
a painting class, I saw through the
classroom's windows these little 2 and
3 year old ballerinas walking and
holding hands with their mommies
back to their cars after their class - all
dressed in their tutus.  I simply could
not resist painting them!
Half Moon Bay is one of the most
beautiful places on earth.  This
brussel sprout field is on the Pacific
Coast Highway, across the street from
the ocean..
The restored Johnston House is
located in Half Moon Bay, on Route 1
(Pacific Coast Highway) and is a
historic landmark, open to the public
at various times every month.

This scene was painted during the
early spring, when the oxalis and wild
mustard bloom.
Nestled in a spectacular canyon in
Half Moon Bay, I came across this
pastoral scene with the barn, cows,
hills and the wonderful wildflowers of
California.
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I love the play of distorted objects when painting
hyper-realized cut crystal.  In this painting, the olives and
the Coheba cigar made for interesting plays with light and
distortion.  I also love to surprise in my still lifes, and put
the lipstick on the one glass.

"Date Night"  18x24" oil       
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Martin's Beach is Half Moon Bay's best kept secret.  
Great beach, incredible view.  There is an arch in back of
"Shark Fin Rock"  that you cannot see unless you hike up
the beach to a little cove.
"Martin's Beach - from the Cove"  18x24 oil  
These apples really were this shiny!  
MacIntosh Apples always have been
 my favorite, and as the still life
painting 'surprise', the blade of the
knife reflects part of an apple while
giving off a reflection to two apples.  
I used many transparent glazes to
get this realistic effect.
"Still Life with MacIntosh Applies"  11x14" oil  
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"View of San Francisco Bay from Coyote Point"  12x24" oil  
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Art is all about emotion - what the painting does to you;
how it makes you feel.  I can smell the salt air of San
Francisco Bay, the cool fog across the Bay and feel the
warmth of the sun with the gentle breezes of mid-summer.