JEAN-MARIE HAMEL (1949-)

Jean-Marie Hamel was born on a Louisiana plantation in the middle of the twentieth century and now resides in Santa Barbara, CA. Having earned a BA degree in Fine Arts, Masters degrees in Spiritual Psychology and in Human Development, and a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems, Hamel is a visual storyteller who is fascinated by the movement, emotion and spiritual quality of Light. In the past, she found expression through her drawings, etchings, encaustic and paintings but she now devotes her creativity almost exclusively to oil paintings of women - in classical portraitures, in garden settings (her “Women in Their Gardens” series) and in a variety of other contexts to celebrate the beauty of the female, their unique passions, and a glimpse into their souls.