Mark Nilsson is a bit of an iconic fixture here in Hood River, OR. Walk down almost any street and you’ll see a Nilsson mural for a local restaurant, a Nilsson contribution for a local school or a Nilsson glass mosaic.

On a recent trip to La Ventana Baja the room in the house where we vacationed had 3 Nilsson paintings of gorgeous palms found throughout Mexico reminiscent of all the great attributes of the palm tree; how the fronds sway gently in the breeze, how happy we are when we’re on vacation, how lovely a pina colada tastes when you’re drinking it somewhere warm.

Mark has a gift for taking his whimsical, lyrical painting style and connecting it to a thought or experience or, in our case, a brand.

Mark was commissioned to create the custom look and feel of the Oregon Growers product packaging and after just one round, created a lovely homage to the Oregon Growers mission. His designs beautifully illustrate the marriage of local fruits with our special recipes to create our jams, fruit butters and sauces.

Though you’ll see Mark’s unique style on the small 4 x 4 inch paintings he dedicates to his many philanthropic causes and even on a box of Kimberly-Clark Kleenex, we love that you’ll see Mark’s work on Oregon Growers packages from our gourmet chutneys  to our heavenly jams . 

-Lisa Williams