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Marine Art Exhibit

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

 

 

Pasta Pantaleo
It was the allure of the majestic billfish, a decorative sailfish mount at Coney Island that Pasta Pantaleo remembers as a young child as being his first inspiration that drew him into the world of marine gamefish and their habitats. As a child, Pasta was instrumental in convincing his family to migrate to South Florida in 1970, the perennial land of sun and fun. Despite being surrounded by clients living a glamorous lifestyle, Pasta remains down to Earth, and his favorite pastime is boating and fishing. Pasta has numerous accolades to his name including the prestigious title of 2006 Rolex/IGFA Inshore Artist of the
Year, and he donates paintings for the benefit the CCA and
IGFA, as he believes in protecting and preserving the ocean. www.artbypasta.com







Brooke Trace
Brooke has turned her lifelong passion for the ocean and shells into an art form. She is inspired by two of America's best known artists, Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keefe; both revered for their ability to capture the essence of natural beauty in unique ways. She honed her skills for composition as a gallery owner and director in Fort Lauderdale for many years, which included attending Art Expositions, working with interior designers and private collectors. At every opportunity she pursues her work in capturing the beauty of our oceans and their shores. www.brooketrace.com

 


            
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  The Best of the Best in Marine Art


 

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







 
Bill Wieger
Bill's talent became apparent at a very young age. Profound influences such as Jacques Cousteau , Stan Waterman, and the movie “JAWS” propelled his life-long passion for science, the ocean, and marine life. Bill studied marine biology and pursued art as his career. For the past decade, he has focused on commercial, public and private commissions of sculpture, painting, and design. His works of art can be found on film, in zoos, hospitals, businesses, and more. Throughout his life, his obsession for wildlife, especially marine animals, has been the passion that calls to him, and he is devoting his abilities to help conservation and education efforts www.billwieger.com


 

 

Sheryl Hughes
Sheryl's love of the ocean brought her from California to Florida. Sherl 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/





Jose Fernandez
Being able to catch fish and wildlife on his camera is what drives Jose to get in the water in places that would freak most people out, whether it's in the ocean where sharks roam or in the Everglades where alligators make their home. Fernandez, of Miami, does both as the cameraman for Manny Puig's Savage Wild and Sheri Daye's Speargun Hunter television shows on Outdoor Channel. Jose started freediving when he was 8 and swam on his high school team. He studied photography in college in Daytona Beach. After he graduated, he worked as a staff photographer for the Palm Beach Post and later became a freelance photographer, shooting everything from pro football games and golf tournaments to advertising campaigns and weddings. His primary interest and what he is known for is his unique fish and wildlife photography. www.joseafernandez.com





Alan Feldmesser
Growing up in south Florida as a young artist, Alan studied mostly the human figure and portrait painting. After discovering diving, creating original oil paintings of marine wildlife has become his life. Alan's paintings of various Fish and Marine Animals force people to guess whether these works are actual oil paintings or photographs. Conservation is also very important to Alan, and in order to help preserve the place he loves the most, the ocean, he will donate a portion of all proceeds collected selling his art to various reef, fish, marine mammal and ocean conservation groups. www.undertheseaart.com



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