Simon Bull, the English-born internationally known artist, donated a painting to raise funds for the locally based Marineland Right Whale Project (MRWP). The MRWP team's two experienced scientists and 200-plus volunteers work together toward stewardship and conservation of the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. The current estimated population of the species is just over 500.
Penny Bellas and Becki Smith, volunteers with MRWP, met Simon Bull at an art event in Orlando last year where they shared their mutual interest in whales and art. Bull subsequently donated the painting "All About Love, XII" to benefit MRWP.
The vibrant style depicted in the piece represents an evolution over a lifetime of painting that has included still life, landscapes and abstracts.