Artist Statement: "I want to share that which I love - the beauty and majesty of the ocean playing with sand and rock.”<br><br> Born in Cincinnati, Breck followed his parents to the beaches of Malibu when he was 2 years old and has been in Southern California ever since.<br><br> At the age of 5, he received a set of oil paints for Christmas and painted his first oil painting - an old truck o…

Artist Statement: "I want to share that which I love - the beauty and majesty of the ocean playing with sand and rock.”<br><br> Born in Cincinnati, Breck followed his parents to the beaches of Malibu when he was 2 years old and has been in Southern California ever since.<br><br> At the age of 5, he received a set of oil paints for Christmas and painted his first oil painting - an old truck on a mountain with a sunset.<br><br> Always the creative, Breck designed and built his own furniture while at Orange Coast College. He entered 4 pieces into the OC Fair and won 3 Blue Ribbons. This led him to study Industrial Design at Cal State Long Beach and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art.<br><br> His creativity quickly turned to the culinary world and was a saute chef at one of Orange County's finer restaurants. Breck also built boats, cabinetry and custom windows.<br><br> After a few "non-creative" endeavors - even real estate - he bought his first camera in 2001. Opening the box with great excitement, he quickly wondered, "What are all these dials & buttons?" Completely self-taught, Breck made it his profession 18 months later and has never looked back.<br><br> "I absolutely love what I am doing."<br><br> Source: Festival of Arts Pageant of the Masters