Barb's Garden, 1993 Claude Coats 80 miles north of metropolitan

80 miles north of metropolitan Sacramento

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Barb's Garden, 1993 Claude Coats 80 miles north of metropolitanBarb's Garden, 1993, an original watercolor painting by Carolyn Lord. I knew Barb because she attended our sons home birth and she invited me to paint her garden. I brought my art supplies, my 3 month old son, and a neighborhood friend who cared for my him. I could paint and be available to nursing him. The eye catching dahlias dominate the scene and I enjoyed including other details of Barbs backyard: green plastic hose; well fed cat, orange tree;