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Marine Artists

Carey Chen

Carey, drawn to the ocean since childhood in Jamaica, continues to fish and dive in Florida. His love of the sea shines through in his dramatic paintings. Carey’s works have graced the covers and pages of numerous tournament programs and fishing magazines. His wall-sized murals are on display in many of the world’s fishing destinations, including St. Thomas, Venezuela and Miami. When he’s not in his studio or at sea, Carey spends time preaching conservation or raising money for various charities including The Miami Project to cure Paralysis, The Boys and Girls Club, YMCA, Make a Wish, Cystic Fibrosis, Miami Children Hospital and more. www.careychenart.com







Pascal Lecocq
Pascal has been exhibiting his work across US and Europe for the last thirty years, and his paintings can be found in galleries and private collections around the world. He has become famous for his images of divers in surreal situations enveloped in remarkable blue vistas. Pascal's characters evolve in their natural but surrealistic environment in which the spectators dive-- be it a diver "bullfighting" a great white shark, a group of divers playing leapfrog, or even ballroom dancing. The work of Pascal reflects his humor, poetry, dreams and imagination. Pascal is a graduate of the University in Paris with a doctorate in Art. His work is extremely personal and his matter is smooth, bright and delicate.
www.pascal-lecocq.com







Steve Ozment
Steve is a local artist who was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Florida at one year old. He attended Ft. Lauderdale High School and Broward Community College. He specialized in marine art, both fish and reef scenes, and he works with acrylic, oil, and pencil. He exhibits regularly at the Sailfish Marina outdoor show and has designed the artwork for many fishing tournaments. He enjoys fishing, diving, photography, cycling, and painting. www.steveozmentdesign.com







Don Ray

Don Ray's oil paintings are the result of intensive study of the marine environment. His methods of research include diving with them in their habitat. Don strives to achieve a balance between artistic expression and realistic interpretations of life and light underwater. His art has graced many magazines/catalogs such as Field & Stream, Outdoor Life, Marlin, Game Fish (France), Cabela's, Penn Reels, Saltwater Sportsman Magazine "Offshore" and "Inshore" salt water fishing books, and IGFA World Records Books. Don is a member of Society of Animal Artists and has received the Society's
"Award of Excellence".
www.donrayart.com









Craig Dietrich

Craig Dietrich found his passion for photography in high school, eventually joining the U.S. Navy and serving in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm as a Naval Photographer on the USS Independence. Rejoining civilian life, he opened his childrens and family photography business. Joining his two loves of photography and scuba diving, Craig embarked on a career in underwater photography. Craig has published in industry magazines and was recently spotlighted on the local media for his amazing photographs of the whale shark encounter in Pompano Beach. Craig teaches undewater photography at Pompano Dive Center in Pompano Beach, Florida. www.dietrichunderwater.com







Ximena Olds
Ximena Olds is a relative newcomer to underwater photography, however, in her first year of shooting has placed in 4 international competitions, including an overall Grand prize and first place finish, beating out some of the top underwater photographers in the world. She prefers photographing underwater portraits in an attempt to capture the subtle characteristics of her subjects. Lately, she has also been involved in shooting underwater fashion projects. When not diving for fun, she is is available for hire for photo shoots above and below the water. Ximena is the founder of Immersion Photography, a business that provides photo editing services and instructional classes in Photography, Photoshop and Lightroom. Traditional and fine art metal prints are also available for sale from various artists.
www.immersion-photography.net

 

 

 

K.C. Scott
K.C. is an award winning artist who has a true passion for lakes and oceans and all its life. Starting his career as a golf professional, he then turned to art. He not only catches and studies these fish, but he also gets in the water and photographs them in their natural environment. His work is known for being very lifelike and has been featured in many of the major fishing publications. www.kscottart.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Wirth
Born in California, David quickly grew to love the ocean and its creatures. His father took him fishing when he could barely hold a rod. He also mastered freshwater and fly fishing. Having an exceptional talent for art at an early age, David developed a love for sculpting in wood. Today, his two passions are combinded by creating images he sees of fish leaping from the water, twisting in the air, and then plunging back into the waves. Going to the next level, David is casting bronze from his wood originals. His sculptures can be found on display at IGFA where he was chosen as 2006 Featured Artist. www.davidwirth.com








Steven Kovacs
Steven Kovacs was born in Canada where he began his underwater journey in the cold, rich waters surrounding Vancouver Island. In 2002, the Canadian Association of Photographic Arts (CAPA) awarded Steven the highest honor with a Gold Medal for his Grand Prize win in the British Columbia Underwater Photographic Society international photo contest. Since then he has placed over 80 times in International photographic photo competitions. He has been published in numerous books and magazines and his work has been displayed in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington, Monterey Bay Aquarium, and the Koc Science and Sea Museum in Istanbul, Turkey to name a few. In 2007, Steven Kovacs published a hard cover coffee table book, "Magic Beneath the Seas", consisting of over 300 stunning images displaying the beauty and wonder of life in the world's oceans. For more info, prints and books can be found on his website: www.underwaterbliss.com







BJ Royster

Marine life artist, BJ Royster, was born and raised in Miami, Florida. BJ started painting the reefs after overcoming her fear of diving. In just a short time, her paintings filled many homes and businesses around the world. BJ has been published in the Redbone Journal, Backbone & Chronicles, and Florida Coast Living. She has received several awards including Best of Show. BJ is a member of Flagler County Art League, Ocean Artist Society, Florida Keys Council of the Arts and is a supporter of the Morada Way Arts & Cultural District where her BJ Royster Ocean Gallery is located in Islamorada. www.bjroyster.com








Chris Guglielmo
Gug's life has been dedicated to the art of underwater photography. His portfolio spans over 40 countries, and he has taught workshops to over 1000 students. He has earned over 50 major awards and published in numerous places. With a Fine Art Gallery of his images and base of operations in Fort Lauderdale, he stays on top of this rapidly changing industry by being a techno-geek who loves to experiment with new techniques and toys. To describe him as passionate about underwater photography would an understatement - obsessed would be the more adequate term. www.GugUnderwater.com

 

 




Guy Snell
Guy's passion for the ocean started when he moved to the Keys at age 9. Since he could hold a pencil, Guy has been drawing cars and boats. At age 10, he met Wyland in Key Largo at the 95th Whaling Wall where he began drawing and painting marine life. That same year Guy completed his first mural on a dive shop in Key Largo that was 23' by 14' and was the second painting he had ever done. In 2008, Wyland took Guy to Beijing, China for the green Olympics to do the 100th Whaling Wall with kids from around the world. At 17, Guy has four murals of his own and has collaborated with both Wyland and Guy Harvey. He continues to promote ocean conservation and is also a practiced freediver, advanced diver and spearfisherman.







Randall Scott
Randy grew up in Escondido, CA, and began painting sharks and whales as a child. He was taught various techniques by hi father and was inspired by Cousteau and Sea Hunt. Randy earned an Associate in Arts degree, and his first major dive painting was "Calico Bass" which appeared on the cover of California Angler. His goal is to give people an opportunity to experience ocean life as it really is, as if going down with a mask. He's also developed a sub-genre of dive art dedicated to sunken WWII bombers. www.randallscottart.com

 

 

 

Sheryl Hughes
Sheryl's love of the ocean brought her from California to Florida. Sheryl paints with oils and spends countless hours photographing turtles and underwater creatures, watching sunrises, and putting layers of feathers and furs on her wildlife. Sheryl paints with passion from photographs she has taken from her diving in West Palm, Pompano Beach, and the Bahamas, or sitting on a beach watching waves and surfers, or spending hours on end at zoos. She is captivated by wildlife and known for catching the expressions of the subject in portraits. www.sherylhughes.com

 

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