Who was Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan? Happy Birthday to this first supporter of NOAFA, wildflower gardener, lecturer, and native plant activist extraordinaire.

Portrait of Miek Laan (Marie-Cornelie Van Dorp Laan) Auseklis Ozols. Oil on Linen, Private Collection (Fire Damaged) Miek is shown above with flowers from her expansive wildflower garden, which she cultivated…

Gwendolyn Laan Ozols: The Portraits

Portrait of Gwendolyn. Magtilt Laan Van Thiel. 1968. Oil on Linen, Private Collection The late Gwendolyn Laan Ozols survives in countless portraits painted by Auseklis Ozols and Magtilt Laan Van…