Almond Tree
Landscape was a typical subject for artists working in Cayman Islands in the 1980s, a period that was dominated by realist painters who sought to capture the picturesque local environment. Here the artist has created a highly rendered image of an Indian almond or sea almond tree (Terminalia catappa), native to tropical Asia but found in abundance in the Islands. The painting illustrates a common sight of red, orange, and yellow leaves which the tree displays as it sheds in preparation for dry season.
About the Artist
Moira Abbott
b. 1945
Moira Abbott studied textile design at Manchester College of Art, United Kingdom, and worked as a conservation officer at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, before moving to Jamaica in the 1970s and then to the Cayman Islands in 1983 to teach art. She became an active member of the Visual Arts Society and was a prolific artist from the 1980s until the early 1990s. Her work was recently featured in the exhibition Tropical Visions at NGCI in 2019.