Rogest Creates Art to Keep Dolphins Free

Internationally renowned marine artist Ron Steven, better known as “Rogest”, has created a new piece of art entitled “Break the Chain – Keep Dolphins Free”. For the next two years, this print will be available only in the Cayman Islands. Rogest has donated the rights to the work to the Keep Dolphins Free in the Cayman Islands (KDFCI).

“As an artist, I love to paint; when I paint I am always learning by what I have done in the past. For me it is the same with the environment and all that inhabit it: we can learn from our past and strive to be better ambassadors for the planet and all of nature's inhabitants in the future. I created the "Break the Chain” painting to help support the cause of freedom, compassion, caring and responsibility that we all must share as humans. Please let’s not make more facilities that need to be filled with critters from the wild; let’s keep them free. Break the Chain ...”

The original painting will be auctioned on January 26, 2007, during the silent auction at the International Film Festival at Grand Cayman’s Marriott Resort. Rogest uses a unique Australian aboriginal style of painting called dot art, combining vibrant acrylic colors with sand and seawater to give texture to the painting.