John Baran Animal Art can also be found in the following Galleries and Shops:
Lark Mountain Modern, Bend, OR
Halele'a Gallery, Poipu and Hanalei, Kauai
Magnolia Hawaii, Oahu
By the Bay, Paia, Maui
NaMae Native Hawaiian Books and Gifts, Honolulu, Oahu
Aesthetic Gallery, Big Island
Aesthetic Gallery, Waikiki
Aesthetic Gallery, Kailua
Carmel Bay Co., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A Gallery Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
Riviera Towel Company, Santa Barbara, CA
Blue Water Hunter, Santa Barbara, CA
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Swimming with and photographing sharks in Hawaii.
Photo by Juan Oliphant.
Photographing green sea turtles in Hawaii.
John Baran is an artist and photographer from Santa Barbara, California. His art can be found in stores and galleries in California and Hawaii. He has exhibited his work in locations around the world, including New York, Brussels and Busan, South Korea. His art has been featured on the sets of ‘Hawaii Five-0’, ‘Magnum P.I.’ and the upcoming HBO series ‘Ke Nui Road’.
An avid and accomplished photographer, John travels the world photographing his subject matter. His experiences with the animals in their natural environment is an integral part of the painting process. Photographing, sketching and spending time with these animals and watching their behavior helps John create works of art that are vibrant and full of life. He has swam with killer whales, sharks, giant manta rays, manatees and dolphins. On land, he has walked among white rhinos, cape buffalo, leopards, lions, American alligators, black bear and African elephants. All of these experiences have resulted in works that are a colorful fusion of abstract art and wildlife from the land, sky and sea.
On Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa.
The Story of the Logo
In the summer of 2017, while photographing and observing several green sea turtles in shallow waters, John suddenly felt a scraping and pinching on his back. Immediately he knew what it was as he remained calm He resisted the urge to move until the sea turtle released it's grip. Amused, he turned around to see a large female turtle floating in the water, staring up at him.
After exiting the water, he had his daughter photograph the bite since it was on his back and he couldn't see it. After viewing the image, he knew right a away that this curious sea turtle had just given him inspiration for his new logo.
The logo is the outline of the bite, and the colors of the logo and title font are based on actual green sea turtle colors when they are resting out of water.