Innovative painter, teacher, and juror Robbie Laird says of her work:

"My paintings are a journey into the spirit of natural connections. I want to entice the viewer to explore beyond a literal depiction to a feeling for the rhythms and intimacy within a subject."

The continuing source of inspiration for Robbie Laird's work is a lifetime of interest in the cycles and connections in nature. She sometimes uses the unique qualities of flowing transparent watercolor alone to create mysterious rhythmic works, while in other pieces she incorporates a variety of other watermedia with watercolor in specific layering and textural effects to achieve the desired sense of intrigue and interest.

After completing her Masters degree in Art Education, Robbie Laird became a Fine Arts curriculum consultant, giving workshops for teachers throughout California, the United States, and abroad. She has been on the Board of Directors of the San Diego Watercolor Society for several years as Director of Workshops, Director of Exhibits, and as President of SDWS. Robbie Laird has taught classes for the University of California, the Athenaeum School of the Arts, La Jolla, California; and has taught painting workshops in various locations throughout the US. Robbie Laird teaches how to utilize the strength of design elements to enhance what you want your painting to express, and to set your creativity free while painting.

Robbie Laird has been in numerous solo and group exhibitions, as well as invitational and competitive shows. Her paintings have been exhibited and collected nationally and internationally, and are especially popular in Hawaii where she shows with the Village Galleries on Maui, and is frequently invited to be an artist-in-residence on Maui. Her paintings and articles have been in several publications and her work is included in Splash IV, North Light Books, and The Artistic Touch 3.

Robbie Laird has one watercolor DVD workshop with Creative Catalyst Productions Flowing Florals: The Informed, Intuitive Approach.