David
Dunleavy
David
uses his
background
as a
scuba
diver,
videographer,
and
angler
to
capture
his
passion
for
marine
life and
create
exquisitely
detailed
underwater
paintings.
One of
David's
missions
is to
paint
murals
of
whales,
dolphins,
fish,
and
other
threatened
and
endangered
ocean
species
around
the
globe in
strategic
locations
to raise
awareness,
inspire
people
to come
together
to take
action,
and
become
part of
the
solution
to face
the
challenges
of
protecting
the
earth
and its
oceans.
David's
new
release,
Creature
Feature,
can be
seen
gracing
the
official
Expo
promotional
material
and
T-shirt.
David is
a
sponsor
of The
Blue
Wild.
www.daviddunleavy.com
Jeremy
Sinkus
Jeremy's
love of
the
ocean
and
interest
in
metals
and
stone
eventually
led him
toward
glass
art,
when he
discovered
borosilicate
glass.
Although
he
recently
studied
under
renowned
glass
artists
Milon
Townsend
and
Sally
Prasch,
Jeremy
was self
taught
which
enabled
him to
develop
a unique
style.
Inspired
by his
fishing
and
snorkeling
activities,
he found
the
perfect
medium
to
create
aquatic
forms
with
iridescent
and
metallic
coloring.
Because
there is
no use
of
molds,
every
piece is
one-of-a-kind.
Jeremy
has
become
one of
the top
marine
glass
artists
in the
world. www.holderofthestone.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
Jason
Mathias
As a
child,
Jason's
two
favorite
pastimes
were
drawing
and
fishing,
and it
wasn't
long
before
he
started
combining
the two.
Jason
was
accepted
into The
Ringling
School
of Art &
Design
where he
majored
in
Illustration.
While
there,
he began
taking
underwater
video
footage
to use
as
reference
material
for his
growing
portfolio
of
realistic
marine
life
paintings.
As a
student,
he
launched
his
career
creating
murals
and
commissioned
artwork
and also
freelanced
illustrations
for Mote
Marine
Laboratories.
Shortly
after
graduation,
Jason
was the
premier
featured
artist
at IGFA.
Jason
had also
been
featured
artist
numerous
times
and made
several
print
signing
appearances.
Jason's
current
fine art
compositions
in oils,
acrylics
and
watercolors
are
drawn
from the
extensive
underwater
digital
video he
took
while
diving
off
Florida
and
Cayman
Islands.
www.jasonmathias.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
Burt
Lancaster
Seven
years of
Burt's
childhood
were
spent in
Japan
where he
did his
first
fish
rubbing
at the
age of
11. His
long-standing
love of
nature
and deep
appreciation
for
God's
creations
compel
him to
capture
the
brilliant
as well
as
subtle
colors,
shapes,
details
and
textures
of the
aquatic
life he
admires
so
greatly.
Burt
expresses
a
variety
of
colors,
textures
and
compositions
through
this
unique
artform
-- an
alternative
to
mounting
fish
which
has
become a
recognized
form of
fine
art.
Burt has
a
consuming
passion
for the
art of
gyotaku
and a
destiny
to
produce
the
finest,
most
detailed
and
imaginative
rubbings
possible.
He hopes
that
those
who
experience
his
artwork
will
have a
greater
appreciation
for the
magnificence
of
nature.
www.gyotakuart.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
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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
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.
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
Helter
Skeletons
Founders
-- Grant
Stoecklin,
Erick
Ault and
Brian
Hayden
Spawned
as a
hybrid
of
traditional
taxidermy
and
scientific
exploration,
Helter
Skeletons
Limited
is
taking
the
world of
marine
art to a
new
level.
They
offer a
variety
of
products
that
feature
authentic
skeletal
designs
including
custom
mounts,
prints,
and
accessories.
Residing
at the
edge of
extreme,
they
continuously
search
for new
and
innovative
ways to
display
their
brand of
art.
Check
them out
and "See
What's
Inside"
www.helterskeletons.com
Rob
(fish)
Goins
Rob
was
a little
squirt
when he
began
fishing
and
snorkeling
the
waters
of
Biscayne
Bay and
the
Florida
Keys. He
followed
his
passion
by
getting
into
marine
art.
Fish is
the
father
of five
daughters
and sons
who
share a
common
love for
the
ocean's
wonders
and also
express
themselves
artistically.
Fish has
established
himself
as an
accomplished
artist/designer
and
lends
his
touch
wherever
an
Aquatic
Theme is
desired.
Fish has
never
stopped
refining
and
expanding
his
artistic
expressions
and
techniques
in Metal
Art, and
he is
the
innovator
in
Pierced
Art. His
intimate
relationship
with the
subject
matter
reveals
an
authenticity
that
defines
his
distinctive
metal
sculptures.
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