Like flowers, the leaves of the tropics are attractive and compete for your eye.  They come in a wide range of colors, shapes and sizes.  As a painter you think that they would almost paint themselves, until you try.  For transplantd "Northerners",  in the absence of a "fall" season, these are the leaves that satisfy the need for colorful leaves. 

Theordora Long, Director of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center and Judith Maddox Saylor, playing croquet in Crandon Park on the Island of Key Biscayne.  Can you tell...we are having fun!

Theodora Long, Director of
The Marjory Stoneman Douglas Biscayne Nature Center
has hung these two nature paintings.

'Three Old Sea Grape Leaves'
©2013
15 x 24 Mixed Media on Canvas

'Three Green Sea Grape Leaves'
©2013
15 x 24 Mixed Media on Canvas

Sea Grape Leaf, No. 50 ©2010

Acrylic Relief on Gallery Wrap Canvas
6" x 8" 2"
(In a Private Collection)

Heliconia, No. 5 ©2013

Acrylic on Gallery Wrap Canvas
30" x 40" x 2"

'Sea Grape Leaves, No. 1' © 2013

Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas (11"x14") 
Limited Edition Giclee on Paper (18"x23") 

'Croton No. 1', ©2013
Original acrylic on canvas (24"x30")
Giclee on Canvas (40"x50") 
Giclee on Paper (24"x30") 

'Heliconia No. 1', ©2013
Original acrylic on canvas (36"x 48") 
Limited Edition Giclee on canvas (22"x30")
Limited Edition Giclee on canvas(36"x48") 

'Heliconia No.2', ©2013
Original acrylic on canvas.( In a Private Collection)
Limited Edition Giclee on canvas (15"x30") 
Limited Edition Giclee on canvas (24"x48")

'Heliconia No. 3'© 2013
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas (30"x40") 
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas (15"x20") 
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas (30"x40")

'Heliconia No. 4'©2013
Original Acrylic Painting on Canvas (16"x20") 
Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas (24"x30")