An upcoming exhibition requesting expressions of Florida prompted me to paint this picture. The town of Jensen Beach where I live had a thriving pineapple industry in the late 1880's. Thomas Richards, an early settler along the Indian River realized he could grow pineapple when he successfully cultivated some on his land. He planted over 40,000 pineapple slips. His plants flourished for about 30 years until red wilt developed followed by freezes in 1917 and 1918 which wiped out the industry. I call this Fields of Gold because back then pineapples were truly like 'gold'.
Watercolor 18x24 framed $400
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