Claude was born to paint and has proved it—rising through the art world on the strength of his ability, from portraits to murals to works of genuine cultural significance. Jealous rivals, unwilling to accept that his talent is real, obtained an evil paintbrush made from a witch's broom and used it to banish Claude into a realm that has been drained of all color. Claude still has his brush. A colorless world, he is beginning to realize, has never met a painter with something to prove.