The Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Presents - 78 Years of Diving and Discovery Art Show
November 10-12, 2023
All artwork is for sale. 20% of sales will go to Ocean Futures Society to support their mission and programs.
The Ocean Future Society Mission is to explore the global ocean, inspiring and educating people worldwide to act responsibly for its protection, documenting the critical connection between humanity and nature, and celebrating the ocean’s vital importance to the survival of all life on our planet.
Please text 310.970.4141 and a representative will meet you in the Lobby to answer any questions and to help with purchases of artwork.
Featured Artists:
Havilah Abrego
@havilahabrego
Havilah is an artist, scuba diver, and young marine scientist. She began painting as a young child under the guidance of her father, while also spending her days studying and exploring the ocean, the life source of her inspiration. After moving to Ventura, California to begin her academic career, she continued to hone her own painting techniques and began interpreting her experiences with the ocean through her creative work.
Havilah quickly tapped into a powerful connection between her life as a scientist and her voice as a painter. She now works to cultivate the relationship between both disciplines, while using the power of art to encourage the global community to create positive change for the natural world, in an effort to bridge the gap between art and science.
Mother and Calf
24x36in acrylic on canvas
$2000
Divine Intervention
15x30in acrylic on canvas
$900
Blue Nettle
12 x 24 inches
Acrylic on Canvas (glow-in-the-dark)
$750
Benjamin Anderson
@benjamin_anderson_studio
Benjamin Anderson trained in Florence, Italy, and the SF Academy of Art University (BFA). Known for his works of swimmers and objects submerged in water, Anderson has also been recognized for his portraiture by the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. He has shown work nationally and internationally including solo and group exhibitions in New York, San Francisco, Venice and Los Angeles. He currently works and lives in Santa Barbara, Ca.
‘Whale’s Song’
60 x 72in
Oil on linen 2023
$10,500
‘Bacara’
48 x 60in
Oil on linen 2023
$9200
SOLD
Ron Anderson
www.randersonart
From an early age, Ron Anderson gravitated towards the visual arts and
has never left that path. From the UC Santa Barbara Art Department in
the late ‘60s, he launched into the art world and has never stopped exploring.
Over the last fifty years, he’s created traditional painting, abstract work, three-dimensional mixed media, and a unique body of work
which he calls “three-dimensional paintings”. With his work collected by public institutions, corporate, and private
collectors throughout the world, his work has garnered him both recognition and awards.
Island Perfection
25.5 x 35 inches
oil on canvas, framed 2006
$3500
Ernie Brooks (1935-2020)
Known throughout the international diving industry simply as “Ernie,” his career accomplishments and contributions encompassed underwater photography, education, environmental advocacy, mentorship, philanthropy, ocean conservation, all of which were combined in his role as an ambassador for the oceans.
His diving career took him under the polar ice caps, and into every ocean. His brilliant photography was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Man, the National Maritime Museum, the Smithsonian, and numerous other international museums and galleries.
Untitled
28 X 39
Black & White Photograph
Historic & Collectible
$6500
Ira Meyer
@ira_meyer
Now collected worldwide, Ira’s work has been published on the cover of the Turkish version of National Geographic’s Climate Change special edition, in National Geographic’s Atlas of Natural America, on the cover of Yosemite National Park’s calendar, as the Nature Conservancy’s holiday card, as CD and video art, in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, on several book covers and a variety of magazines.
Scalloped Iridescent Iceberg – Port Charcot, Antarctica
Photograph, Dye-sublimated on Chromalux aluminum 15×36 inches
$700
Marguerite Bay Sunset – Marguerite Bay, Antarctica
Photograph, Dye-sublimated on Chromalux aluminum 18×27 inches
$500
SOLD
Alternate sizing available on request
Sunset: Dorian Bay – Dorian Bay, Antarctica
Photograph, Dye-sublimated on Chromalux aluminum 18×27 inches
$500
SOLD
Alternate sizing available on request
Robert Lyn Nelson
A passionate conservationist, and considered a visual activist, Robert has raised millions of dollars for non-profit environmental organizations. Robert has dedicated his life’s efforts to building concern, and more importantly inspiring a call-to-action to protect nature & animals through his art. The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, which he co-founded along with Jean-Michel Cousteau, remains steadfast in its mission to preserve the health of the ocean for generations to come.
Water Under the Heaven
Acrylic on canvas
Price on Request
Rare opportunity to collect this work from the Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Futures Society Private Collection. Please ask to meet Jean-Michel in person to discuss provenance.
Click here for Jean-Michel’s comments on Robert’s work and life.
Planetary Choir with Palau Coin
(1993) by Robert Lyn Nelson is a Limited Edition Fine Art Mixed Media Print on Paper Numbered in Sequence out of a total Edition Size of 1000 and is Hand Signed by the Artist. Measures approx. 16.5″ X 20″ Framed 25”x 21.”
$8500
Please ask to meet Jean-Michel in person to discuss provenance.
Margery Spielman
Margery Spielman is a philosophical artist, whose work reflects life’s interconnections.
Her painting are visual adventures—the longer you explore them, the more you discover.
—JEAN-MICHEL COUSTEAU
Parc Oceanique Cousteau
Historic Collectible*
Archival Framing
Carrie Vonderhaar
Known for her insight and ability to captivate audiences with emotional imagery of wildlife and conservation issues, Carrie Vonderhaar has been photographing her subjects, under water and on land, for over two decades.
She is Chief Expedition Photographer for Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society and a key character from the PBS television series Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures
