Guy Harver

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“CHUMS”
The art gallery where I found this painting is located in d’Iberville Mississippi. It is
named the Smart Art gallery. It is very easy to find coming from I-110 N. Once you exit the interstate, take the right until you come to the first light. Then turn left onto Central Ave. The Gallery is located in the second shopping center on the right. I visited this gallery after finding the George E. Ohr museum was in between its “Riverwalk” and “Red, White and Blues” display, and the only featured artist that I seemed to have like was George Ohr. So, that is when I found this pleasant picture of these “CHUMS” at this d’Iberville gallery.

The Artist of this painting is Guy Harvey, who is much more than just an artist. He is a scientist, diver, angler, adventurer, and family man. Inspire at an early age by the sea around him, Guy Harvey enjoyed many hours fishing and diving from his father’s canoe in his native Caribbean home of Jamaica. From his early inspirations, Guy’s natural gift to recreate marine life has propelled him from a Professor of Marine Biology to a full time marine wildlife artist. His constant curiosity about the sea and its occupants keep Guy busily experimenting with new ways to recreate his subject.
Guy Travels the world in search of new inspiration, his dedication to his career is extraordinary. However, his family is the first and foremost consideration in juggling increased demand on his time. As a result, there is a new generation of Harverys
demonstrating the same love and concern of the sea that was ingrained in their father years ago. Guy’s studio is in Kingston, Jamaica where he lives with his wife, Gillian, and their two children, Jessica and Alexander.

I chose the “CHUMS” picture because I like to fish for and eat red fish and specks. Guy Harvey displayed these two fish and the one crab in their environment, and the detail of the fish caught...