Emma Mclaughlin is a contemporary painter based in Miami, Florida. This painting, ‘Island Rain’, is a recent addition to her series, New Territory. It’s inspired by her fascination with trees and their unique presence. She sees them as living individuals, personified as giving, protective, and quietly powerful. Though often perceived as still, they have been proven to share resources to sustain one another. For Mclaughlin, trees embody both the preservation of history and the anticipation of the future.