About the Work
I’m a London-based abstract painter for whom urban landscape, architecture, the grid, colour and gesture as ‘handwriting’ are often preoccupations in my work. Memories of past and present places and experiences; short story writing; music and also other art can be a source of inspiration and many of my paintings could be described as process-led, non-linear visual diary entries.

Artwork titles are usually arrived at intuitively, sometimes evolving from snatches of conversation, prose or song lyrics, but often from past recollections or preoccupations whilst a painting is evolving that somehow become imbued within the work.

My works on canvas, aluminium and paper are featured on several online gallery platforms:
Art Gazette
Rise Art
For artwork enquiries please email : johanna_melvin@hotmail.com

News & exhibitions

2025