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Born in Morristown, New Jersey, John Marshall Gamble moved to San Francisco in 1883 where he trained at the San Francisco School of Design. Pursuing the seasonal changes of nature, Gamble traveled much of California and his reputation soon blossomed as a painter of wildflowers. Gamble's canvases vividly captured the California landscape and the vibrant masses of yellow, orange and blue blooms which blanketed the countryside. John Gamble once commented, "I never painted them as flowers at all. I didn't even think of them as flowers while I was painting. They were just color patches to me. I simply liked the way they designed themselves across the field." (Santa Barbara News Press, 3 April 1956).
In 1906, Gamble decided to leave San Francisco and move to Los Angeles where his good friend Elmer Wachtel lived. Upon his arrival in Santa Barbara, Gamble was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape that he immediately changed his plans and settled in this small coastal community until his death in 1957.
In 1906, Gamble decided to leave San Francisco and move to Los Angeles where his good friend Elmer Wachtel lived. Upon his arrival in Santa Barbara, Gamble was so overwhelmed by the beauty of the landscape that he immediately changed his plans and settled in this small coastal community until his death in 1957.