BLAZE Painting

“Blaze” by Monica Johnson is part of her series of paintings completed during a time when wildfires surrounded the area where she lives. Line, shape, color evokes her feelings of the fires. During this time of uncertainty I used painting as a way to anchor myself and create opportunities for me to support my neighbors affected by the fires. Johnson begins all her artwork by journaling or writing inspirational quotes on the canvas. Layers of acrylic paint, graphite and mark making are followed by more and more layers. Monica Johnson uses various mediums to build up the surface, exploring spontaneous mark making and subtle forms. This painting is a one-of-a-kind painting on wood done with acrylic paint and graphite. The painting is sealed with a satin UV varnish to protect it from dirt and light and finished with cold wax to give a lovely soap-stone surface. It is framed in a hand-painted wood float-mount frame with the outer dimensions being 13" x 13" x 1.5". It is wired and ready to hang. Signed by the artist on the back. Monica Johnson Artist. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Monica Johnson is a contemporary abstract artist currently living in Monterey, California and her art studio is in Carmel, California. A native to Monterey, Johnson moved to Lawrence, Kansas at the age of five and returned "home" to Monterey in 1995. She was dental hygienist and massage therapist for 15 years where she worked as both a medical practitioner and artist. Johnson eventually traded those professions for the art studio where she could apply those qualities and life experiences to the canvas.