I have always been an artist at heart and have been creating for as long as I can remember, “selling” my first drawing for a candy bar to a fellow camper at age 10.

Growing up in New Mexico imprinted a love of wide open landscapes and a sacred beauty in my heart. Living in California has given me a great appreciation of the ocean and the need for us to take care of it. I dedicate hours every week to picking up trash off our local beach - this inspires my use of discarded items in my collage pieces - showing man’s imprint on nature. Living  in Idaho drives my passion for nature’s majesty in all forms. 

I am a multi-media artist working in acrylic, oil, collage and photography. I definitely have an eclectic style of my own - part New Mexico cowgirl, part California beach girl, part Idaho mountain girl, with a splash of sparkle and animal print. 

As a true, first-born, I like to know the rules, but as a self-taught artist I then like to expand on them. I am constantly on a learning journey, and looking to enrich my process. Haiku writing and message-layering are two ways I enjoy giving meaning to my work, so many of my paintings have a corresponding poem attached or messages hidden within their layers - you just never know how the divine, humankind, or the heart is going to move you so always expect the unexpected. — Donna Gilmour