\u201cThere were just a lot of moving pieces, a lot of people, and someone had accidentally sold it without understanding the importance and how meaningful and sentimental it was,\u201d Alexander said. <\/p>\n
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Click here<\/a> to learn more about our newsletters first<\/p>\n The small painting, which depicts a male Northern cardinal looking at his own reflection in a window, was given to him by artist and friend Charlotte Hastings in the 1980s, Alexander said. Hastings, who died in April, lived in Lawrence for decades and \u201cproudly sold her pieces all over the United States,\u201d according to her obituary<\/a>. <\/p>\n \u201cMy mom said he always loved how it was the cardinal looking at itself in the reflection, because, as I have recently found, it\u2019s hard to find any paintings that portray them that way,\u201d Alexander said. \u201cSo he loved how unique it was.\u201d<\/p>\n Please support Subscribe here.<\/a><\/p>\n For Alexander\u2019s mother, having the painting back would mean everything, she said. <\/p>\n \u201cJust being able to have art that not only he had, but he had for so long while she was growing up \u2014 this feels like having that piece of her childhood back,\u201d Alexander said. <\/p>\n Alexander said she\u2019s very appreciative and touched by how much the community has tried to help spread the word about the painting. She made a social media post that has been shared almost 200 times over the last few days.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing able to see just how much Lawrence would come together as a community was shocking to me, so that\u2019s been a really touching moment, especially around the holidays,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n Alexander said she\u2019s keeping her fingers crossed. If a Christmas miracle doesn\u2019t work out, New Year\u2019s would be just fine, too.<\/p>\n \u201cMy mom\u2019s birthday is in January, so a birthday miracle I can take, too,\u201d Alexander said.<\/p>\n Anyone who can help the family reconnect with the painting can email her at k.alexander.phd@gmail.com.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was priced at $20 and we would be willing to pay more to have it back home for her,\u201d Alexander wrote in her post.<\/p>\n If local news matters to you, please help us keep doing this work.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t miss a beat \u2014 get the latest news from the Times delivered to your inbox:<\/p>\n Click here<\/a>\u00a0to learn more about our newsletters first<\/p>\n Mackenzie Clark (she\/her), reporter\/founder of The Lawrence Times, can be reached at mclark@lawrencekstimes.com. Read more of her work for the Times here<\/a>. Check out her staff bio here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n Lawrence police will have increased traffic enforcement to be on the lookout for people driving impaired during the holidays. <\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n We\u2019ve reached out to more than 100 restaurants around Lawrence. Here are the ones that have confirmed they\u2019ll be open on Christmas.<\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a quick glance at closures, service changes and more for the Christmas and New Year\u2019s holidays in Lawrence.<\/p>\n MORE \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Latest Lawrence news:<\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n Business trends are fluctuating for two restaurants and a retail store on Ninth Street this holiday season as they navigate the new normal of a long-term road closure for a major city project.<\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n A lucky adopter can celebrate the holidays with a warm Coco by the fire.<\/p>\n \t\t Share this post or save for later<\/p>\n Lawrence police will have increased traffic enforcement to be on the lookout for people driving impaired during the holidays. <\/p>\n
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