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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Meet the
Artists
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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