ABOUT THE ARTIST

Artist Jamie Lynn Gilmore was born and raised amidst the agricultural beauty of California’s North Central valley. The culturally rich and bountiful town of Chico, nestled within fertile Sacramento Valley, nurtured her creative talents from a very young age. Her grandparents were the first commercial kiwi growers in California. Her parents, Pat and Linda Gilmore, both very artistic people, had a great influence Jamie’s life. Her father, a bonsai artist, taught her patience. Her mother, a devout worshipper of plants, taught her working meditation and creative intuition.            

Art was always of great interest. As an only child, she spent most of her free time drawing. She ended up earning a Bachelors degree in art from California State University at Chico. Jamie was also deeply interested in environmental issues and took many classes that helped to shape her ecologically conscious lifestyle.

From Chico, she moved to Eugene, Oregon. She delivered juice for an organic juice cooperative and designed whimsical advertisements for the company. The towns commitment and enthusiasm for "treading lightly upon the Earth", deepened her commitment to doing so.

From Eugene, she moved back to sunny Northern California…this time landing in the tiny town of Dunsmuir at the base of the mighty Mount Shasta. There, she helped a well known, colorful chef from Sardinia, run her Mediterranean restaurant. She learned to meld not only the colors of hand selected produce, but also their flavors…she discovered her passion for the healing powers of food, fresh herbs, spices, oils and vinegars. The restaurants’ Mediterranean herb garden added to her already deep love of plants.

Jamie met her partner James Patitucci, also an artist and web designer, in Dunsmuir. Together, they moved to the Big Island of Hawaii, which has been their home since of 2003. All of Jamie’s life experiences, coupled with Hawaii’s amazing botanical palette have inspired the development of her unique style. The organic symmetry of her home towns’ almond and fruit orchards are evident in the repetition of botanical forms in each of her paintings. The fragility of Hawaii’s numerous endangered plant species sparks her environmental consciousness. With her art, she hopes to help educate people about the delicate balance between development and the defenseless botanical world….while creating something beautiful to be enjoyed.