Daniel Bommarito, Artist, and brother Jeff Bommarito have spent their lives exploring the world of nature, culture, and the arts. During this time they have created a vast art portfolio of San Diego and the Western US ranging from underwater, on land, and from the air. Their mission is to inspire others through their art by enhancing homes, offices, and live/work spaces, and by doing so, improving health and wellness, encouraging increased awareness of the beauty around us, and promoting action to improve the lives of others around the world.
Our mission is to enhance and bring inspiration to the live and work spaces we use and occupy every day. We achieve this through inspiring design and a wide range of unique artwork exclusive to the Bommarito brand.
Our artwork features over 100 curated collections, including the most iconic locations on the West Coast, the best of San Diego, and design collections presenting mood, color, and abstract artwork made with metal, acrylic, wood, canvas, and other distinct materials to express the art best.
Thank you to our friends and collectors, who inspire us to continue bringing you the beauty of the world.
The story of Bommarito Art is about two American-Italian brothers, Jeff Bommarito and Daniel Bommarito (Artist), sharing their passion for life and adventure by creating art of the built and natural world.
Originally from Oregon and having lived in California for the past two decades, their roots are primarily of European ancestry, including Sicilian, Norwegian, Austrian, and Scottish heritage. It is Italy, however, that they identify with most. At heart, they are Italians: Passionate and emotional with a sense of style and culture.
Growing up and being influenced by a unique combination of family and friends, mentors, and experiences, Bommarito Art is a natural progression of their life stories. Among the fields that have had a lasting impact on them are entrepreneurship, real estate, construction, aviation, sailing, racing, the arts, culture, travel, golf, and athletics.
The essence of these experiences has created an identity of adventure, exploration, impact, and contribution.
Today, Jeff and Daniel invite you to join them in experiencing their art collections. Following their work and perhaps becoming a collector, you will experience the built and natural environments of the world in all its beauty and wonder. From magical sunrises to breathtaking sunsets, massive rip-curling waves, ocean scenes and wild storms, mesmerizing landscapes, the majesty and grandeur of national parks and monuments, brilliant panoramics and unique super panos, precise architectural compositions, and stunning abstracts, you’ll see it all. The weeks and months of preparation, the tireless days and nights it often takes to create one great photograph, and the relentless pursuit of the moment – you’ll be there. Their story will become part of your story as you travel the world with them, seeing and experiencing what they live, sensing the impending moment of a magical scene, and feeling the press of the shutter of a camera at just the right instant to capture a singular moment in time.
About The Bommarito Brothers – Daniel Bommarito, Artist, and Jeff Bommarito, Design and Director of Art
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
We are explorers, creators, and risk-takers with a shared sense of adventure and deep appreciation for the beauty of nature… we are ambitious and entrepreneurial. We are creative and focused… we are driven to build meaningful things with a lasting impact on people and places.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
Positively impact the lives of others at a large scale by enhancing and inspiring their lives and work spaces… and taking them to a special moment in time with our imagery and transferring a mood or emotion to impact their energy in a positive way….and to foster a sense of curiously, wonder, awe, and creativity in their own lives.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
Build a strong network, seek out mentors, and be open to collaborations to accelerate your progress toward your goals or mission.
Be adaptable and embrace change…Adopt the mindset of never-ending growth and incremental improvements steadily over time. Stay consistent and persistent… Your willpower and desire will take you a long way.
Try a lot of different things….make experiments in the pursuit of discovery. Be willing to adjust, pivot, and adapt based on feedback and real-world results.
Learn to compete. Compete in as many sports as possible. Business is the ultimate sport. Try as many things as you can afford to try… take rigorous notes, and seek critical feedback from others.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
The general direction is increasing the impact and contributions we make to people and places through our artwork and collaborations with others that are on a mission to impact the world in a positive meaningful way.
The Bommarito Brothers – Daniel Bommarito, Artist, and Jeff Bommarito, Design and Director of Art & Our Community
Q: What are a few of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Herb & Wood, Brian Malarkey. Consortium Holdings… their projects and places
Marisi’s La Jolla
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
20 years
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
Gordon Carrier, founder of Carrier Johnson, is a legend in architecture and design who has had a tremendous positive impact on San Diego. Steve Games in real estate is an intriguing person. Many people, including musicians, artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and extreme sports athletes.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
Small city feel with an international demographic. Distinctly diverse neighborhoods and communities. Fantastic weather year-round for outdoor activities and watersports, diverse geography, and world-class photography…an abundance of opportunity and the broad diversity of events, activities, and attractions for locals and tourists alike
Q: If you could choose anyone alive today who is not a relative, with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where would you meet locally for this lunch?
Elon Musk for sure… not here today would be Steve Jobs.
We could go back in history and… Lincoln or Thomas Jefferson. Maybe MLK or Gandhi. Many!
For Fun
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
The movie would be … the original Top Gun. The greatest game ever played…a timeless tale of perseverance, courage, and the power of believing in oneself, reminding us that with passion and determination, anything is possible.
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
The struggle behind the success. The everlasting pursuit to perfect the process and accelerate forward progress.
The level of imagination, previsualization and present-mindedness involved in creating art or realizing a business goal….the extensive amount of work behind the scenes it takes to realize art or the business goal
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
The world-class photography subject matter available in San Diego, incredible weather patterns, and the abundance of opportunities for both business and recreation.
The right bottle of wine with the right people at the right time… in the right setting
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
Other entrepreneurs, artists, and philosophers who share their approach and path to success, learning lessons and experiences in their own lives.
Intentionally self-induced fear of not achieving my potential.
Q: What community organizations and/or local nonprofits do you admire/support?
Curebound and the work Fernanda Whitworth and her team do… and the work we do with our small non-profit. Our friends Vinny and Charlene Lingham and their foundation is doing meaningful work in the space of hunger and food resource allocation.
Q: What is the best advice you’ve ever received?
Be self-reliant, look out for your fellow human, never get discouraged, and don’t dwell…take a lesson from it and become better.
Don’t let the compliments of others bring you down… meaning always have higher standards than anyone else. Very powerful.
Q: What Neighborhood do you live in?
South Park
What I love about my Neighborhood:
Proximity to golf and downtown, Coronado, Point Loma, La Jolla
Please describe your ideal San Diego weekend:
Exploring, discovering, and experiencing the best of everything in San Diego, investing time and energy toward building quality relationships, staying in pursuit of creating impactful art, and advancing momentum to help others achieve their goals and dreams.
Q: Finally, what three words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Base camp. Connection, community, and sanctuary for preservation and expansion of thought and energy
Inspiring surroundings and atmosphere…with high vibe positive, thoughtful growth-minded people
