Mangroves with Boat
Abbott’s interest in her chosen subject — a small cluster of mangroves at the water’s edge — is reflected in her attention to observational detail, using a mottled technique to capture the delicate pattern of leaves, in contrast to the solidity of the trees’ trunks and tangled roots. The scene is given a focal point through the empty wooden rowboat tethered to the shore, a frequent sight along Grand Cayman’s sheltered shoreline.
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.