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Fine Art

Randall Scott --beautiful--series of underwater World War II era airplane wrecks, and sea-life  
 
Donna Schaffer, features Northern CA, beautiful
 
Stanley Meltzoff, a God among wildlife artists, deceased
 
Jean-louis Courteau --one of the best contemporary underwater artists, French Canadian
Frank Murdoch, bipolar artist, now deceased, Pacific Northwest, gorgeous realistic paintings, some done while under the influence of LSD
 
John Steel --now deceased, beautiful paintings

Guy Harvey  

Barry Barnett

Jean Lamy--site in French, gorgeous

 
Malvina--site in French, excellent, unusual

David Miller--Beautifully realistic, naturalistic

Jason deCaires Taylor -- we're including this artist in fine art becaue, although his medium is different, his message and force of talent impells us to include him here
 
 
Kim & Kay Vaudin--Australia area                                                                                     To The Wall,  Courteau,2008 
 
Patrick Chevailler--very good
 
Carlos Hiller--Argentinean artist
 
Spencer Williams     
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Gerry Miles                                                                                                 
 
 
Jennifer Belote--vivid, dream-like paintings
 
 

 
 
Caroline Appleyard--interesting--naïve, vibrant style. All of her paintings are painted underwater while she dives. It took her 2 years and over 300 dives to work out how to do it! 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                           Caroline Appleyard, 2009
Lydia Solomon--embroideries and silk paintings
 
Helen Goldberg--silk paintings, nice

Ron Steven--acrylic paint, sand and salt water on canvas                                                       Family, Craig Lavin
 
David Miller--Game fish--very nice
 
Craig Lavin--Inlays on electric guitars
 
Fantasy Underwater Art
 
Margo Cavis                     

Jeff King--dolphins and whales 

Michael Stark--dolphins and whales 

 
 
 
 
Underwater Performance Artists
 Dr. Sarah Jane Pell   What do you get when you cross a contemporary performance artist and commercial diver?  Meet Aussie aquanaut  Dr. Sarah Jane Pell                                                      
                                              
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
              
 

Yoko Trio, Craig Lavin 2009

                                                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

 Frank Murdoch