My Wetlands Series is full of close-up views of lush tropical environments. My home and studio are surrounded by more than 14,000 acres of coastal wetlands, and every day I’m engaged by this raw, primitive energy. Joanne Milani of the Sarasota Herald said, “Aripeka resident Leslie Neumann is dedicated to preserving Florida’s wetlands, but the wetlands are scarcely recognizable in her color-infused paintings. Instead, they become places inhabited by sorcerers, where swamp grass erupts in flames that appear to have been started by supernatural forces.”