Vann Helms pioneered the creative illumination of Downtown Miami's skyline in the early 1980's. He worked closely with the late Douglas Leigh, who designed the colorful lighting for The Empire State Building in New York, and Centrust Tower in Miami. As a painter, Vann's ability to capture the three-dimensional quality of Miami's best known landmarks on a flat surface is unsurpassed. His pallet highlights bold tropical colors around impressionistic landscapes. His impressive four, five and six panel freestanding screens represent a totally new Miami artform for a new century.