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The Lauren Tree

This painting was inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's "The Lawrence Tree." She used to lie under the tree, on a ranch in New Mexico owned by D.H. Lawrence, and gaze up through the branches at the starry sky.

So this is a painting for my wonderful and terrific niece, Lauren Donohue, who turned 30 last Friday. I wasn't sure what to paint for her, but when this tree emerged, it made TOTAL sense to me, because Lauren loves to daydream and look skyward! If you look at the left side of the painting, there is a branch highlighted about half way up. The branch forms an upside down "L" which is for LAUREN. Actually, you can probably see more than one L in the painting!

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAUREN, WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

Claud xoxoxox

No tiny tulip here....

Paint Starts Flowing in DC

This is a healing painting. I painted it for my dear friend and healer, Denise. May it carry its powers forward into the Universe and do the work it needs to do!

This is the first painting I did after arriving in DC early in January. It is hanging in the apartment at 1400 Church. Come see it!