This nicely done watercolor of an island native near the beach was painted by American artist Wilmot Emerton Heitland (1893-1969). Heitland was born in Superior, Wisconsin and while based in NYC, became known for painting genre, sea and coastal landscapes on the California coast and Florida. Watercolor on paper, signed lower right, inscribed on verso label “ The Gathering Storm, W. Emerton Heitland,” double matted, and housed under glass in a wooden frame. Dimensions: 21” h x 25” w, sight; 32” h x 35 ½” w, framed.