Ocean Alive, Water's Edge Sculpture

I am Julie Siracusa, The Ocean Artist. I am passionate about saving our oceans, our coral reefs and our endangered sea creatures. Keys in the Conch Shell by Kenny Chesney was playing on my studio radio back in 2020. And there I was, having a Carib on the shore of Megan’s Bay, hanging with my friends. Living the life! I looked up from the ocean art I was painting and dialed up Kenny on Instagram. My work as an artist was about to dramatically change. Kenny’s No Shoes Reefs non-profit had just been launched. I knew at that moment this was my calling and my purpose. So, right then, I offered my artistic services. It was my way to give back to the oceans that I love, the inspiration of my art. It was meant to be. As the artist partner of No Shoes Reefs, I have become a student of the oceans, coral reefs and sea life. Every project teaches me a new lesson about our coral reefs’ ecosystems. No Shoes Reefs has inspired an organic evolution of my work. Sea life has arrived on my canvases. My Vitamin Sea Series is now alive. Each new sea creature teaches me yet another layer of how our reefs’ sea creatures are interconnected. Anyone removed will throw the life cycle out of balance. Every piece of original art sold, a new reef is planted by No Shoes Reefs nonprofit through my donation.