Painted Rays Sculpture

John Wilchynski is a native of Gulfport, Florida. His love of the oceans started at a very young age. His earliest memories were of his preschool which was located next to Boca Ceiga bay. His days were filled with swinging from palm trees, swimming, fishing and eating Calimari at lunchtime at this school. His mother would walk him home each day and they were always amazed by all the sea life in the waters. One day on their walk home they heard a loud crashing in the bay. They looked and seen a large Manta ray jumping from the water. From that day on his love and longing to be in or near the oceans began. As John became older he became a PADI Master Diver and dove many oceans around the world. He has been blessed to see many of our oceans and the marine life they contain. John brings the ocean life he has seen to the art world using sculpture in a Realism form. John strives to create each sculpture to look as real as possible. John takes pride in creating his sculptures from start to finish. John sculpts, molds, assembles, coats and patinas all his own work. No other hands touch his work. John has developed many of his own unique techniques and methods for creating each piece.