About the Artist

Jamee Linton, originally from Aiken, South Carolina, obtained her MFA in Painting from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Georgia, where she also earned her BFA in Illustration. Jamee has exhibited her work in a variety of venues in both the United States and Europe, including Atlanta, New York, Paris, and London. Her work has received special attention in a number of publications, such as New American Paintings (vol. 40), Picture Perfect, by Stephanie Hoppen, the Atlanta Magazine, and the Oregon Home Magazine. Her paintings were recently featured on designer Vern Yip's television series "Deserving Design". She currently resides in Portland, Oregon.

Artist Statement

Landscape painting is a vehicle through which I study life and nature. Using a combination of memory, emotion, and reference, I translate the landscape into scenes that focus on color, balance, and composition. This translation establishes a conversation between the real and the ideal and is inspired by the appreciation of beauty, emotional intensity, and nature as a manifestation of the sublime.

My paintings are created in a variety of sizes in both oil and acrylic on either panel or canvas. I work from a combination of memory and multiple reference photos in order to create an image that focuses on my emotional response to the landscape and captures the essence of an area over an exact replication of a scene.