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Widely
recognized today as the world’s finest marine wildlife artist, Guy Harvey
combines his unique artistic talents with his background as a marine
biologist, diver, photographer and angler, to create marine wildlife art
with an unmatched authenticity and visual appeal. Self-taught, Guy’s
artistic roots can be traced back to his childhood on the Caribbean isle of
Jamaica, where he spent many hours fishing and diving with his father along
the island’s south coast. Guy’s obsession with the creatures of the sea
inspired early drawings of the many different fish he observed. While
attending a boarding school in England at an early age, Guy became entranced
by Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” — and began developing a
series of sketches that years later would prove instrumental in helping
launch his career as an artist. Though Guy was interested in pursuing his
love of marine art, he opted for scientific training and worked hard in
pursuit of an education — both in Scotland and back in Jamaica — and a
career in marine biology. Along the way, Guy was able to supplement his
income by selling his art, and a loyal following led to his first exhibition
in 1985 — a one-man art show at a Kingston gallery of his 44 pen-and-ink
drawings inspired by “The Old Man and the Sea.” The success of the
exhibition encouraged Guy to spend more time painting, and by 1986 his work
had spread to Florida through a series of showings at boat shows and fishing
tournaments. By 1988, Guy Harvey had become identified as one of the world’s
top saltwater gamefish artists, and was experiencing so much success that he
gave up his career in marine biology to pursue his hobby full-time. Though
recognized most recently for his largest painting to date — a three-story,
floor to ceiling mural at the Ft. Lauderdale Airport in Florida — Guy is
known best for his dynamic gamefish T-shirt designs. His original paintings
have sold for tens of thousands of dollars, and today, reproductions of his
art — often seen on magazine and catalog covers — are offered as limited
edition prints, and can be found on a wide variety of clothing and gift
items. Guy maintains his art studio in Grand Cayman, where he lives with
wife Gillian and their two children, Jessica and Alex. |
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