The Historical past of Diving Museum (HDM) held an evening of Grateful Lifeless music at Secure Harbor Angler Home in Islamorada on Feb. 8. The Dive Into Artwork & Music occasion supported scholar artists within the Keys.
The live performance honored the late artist, musician and passionate diver Jerry Garcia, with Rainbow Stuffed with Sound performing songs from the Grateful Lifeless, Led Zeppelin and others of the period.The occasion included a raffle pull for one in all Garcia’s giclée prints with certificates of authenticity signed by his spouse Manasha and daughter Keelin.
This 12 months’s piece — The Bathers — was a black and white ink with swimmers having fun with the water. The paintings was surrounded by a customized hand-painted watercolor matte body depicting the Grateful Lifeless’s iconic bear mascots with fishing poles or in swim and dive gear, created by Diane Whitney Smith of the Artwork Guild of the Purple Isles. Eric Daniels was the winner of the piece.
HDM famous artwork contributions from the Jerry Garcia Basis. Different items of Garcia’s artwork are on the museum, within the Bauer Diving Historical past Analysis Library.
Grateful Diver traveled from Key West for the occasion to see the present and supplied merchandise, corresponding to Grateful Lifeless-inspired shirts and rash guards, with proceeds benefiting Dive Into Artwork.
The museum has artistic shows made by these college students, in addition to by the Artwork Guild of the Purple Isles, within the Fintastic Fish of Florida featured exhibit by April 16.
