About the Publisher

Chris Ucker Chris has been publishing and distributing fine art since 1970. Located on Florida's Gulf Coast in Clearwater Beach, Chris has specialized in prints of mostly local flora and fauna. While now concentrating primarily on the works of other artists, his own subjects in the past include an extensive series of underwater photographs and a suite of large-format shell studies. Several of his Florida wildlife photographs have appeared on the covers and in the pages of nature and conservation magazines. Received Certificate of Merit in The 1993 International Graphic Arts Awards Competition for his Florida Panther lithograph. Commissioned pieces include posters for Greenpeace, Mote Marine Laboratory, Clearwater Marine Aquarium, New England Aquarium, Lowry Park Zoo, and the Florida Aquarium.

About the Artist

Diane Rome Peebles Diane's work has been characterized as a unique blend of scientific accuracy and traditional style. The merging of these two traits is a natural result of her personal history as an artist. At age ten, Diane began painting under the guidance of locally prominent landscape artists in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. She soon developed an interest in scientific illustration, and later received a full scholarship to attend Tulane University, where she studied biological illustration, art history, and the natural sciences. After receiving her degree in 1982, Diane moved to Florida's west coast to begin her career as a professional illustrator. She decided at this point to specialize in fish illustration using pen-and-ink and dry-brush watercolor. By 1986, Diane had begun painting in oils again, allowing her to balance the hard regimen of scientific illustration with the freedom of oil painting. Diane's artwork has appeared on the covers of marine sport fishing periodicals and on numerous marine conservation stamps/prints and educational publications produced by several state governments. While her work continues to grow in popularity among private collectors, Diane still maintains an active illustration career, with her first priorities going to projects that enhance conservation of our natural resources. She is a member of the International Guild of Natural Science Illustrators and an honorary member of the American Fisheries Society. Click here for more information

Chris Ucker - 750 Bay Esplanade - Clearwater Beach, Florida 33767
(727) 442-1442