Marjory Stoneman Douglas

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was known as the "Mother of the Everglades." She was an independent thinker, an activist, and an environmentalist who worked tirelessly to save the Everglades at a time when most people thought it to be just a worthless swamp. She saw value and beauty in what she called A River of Grass and fought tooth and nail to save and preserve it. She was a wee bit of thing, but she took on lawyers and developers and the rowdiest of stone crabbers without any problem . She called herself "a tough old woman," and yet she could be gentle and loving as I've portrayed her here with her beloved cat.  She lived to be 108.

Watercolor. 16 x 20 inches. 2003.