Melissa Johnson
Melissa Johnson’s art reflects the land and her place in it. Much like her background, the places Melissa paints are multilayered and built up over time. Raised all over the Midwest by supportive adopted parents, Melissa sought out a creative life. Even during her many years working in the banking industry as a paralegal, she painted at night. Originally an art major, she obtained a BS in Management. Years later she returned to art school and earned her MFA. Melissa worked realistically for many years until she discovered the cold wax medium. This introduced abstraction to her work and the addition of metal leaf and other materials. Drawing upon years of plein air painting, she paints the environment and the feeling you get from being outdoors. Today this is reflected in her multilayered work which is built up over time, much like the mountains and desert surrounding her. Her work has been shown at the Governor’s Mansion in Nebraska and in numerous shows in St. Louis, Scottsdale, Tucson, and Italy. She has been a full time artist for nearly a decade and currently lives with her husband outside of Tucson AZ.
Melissa’s work is represented in Arizona by Wilde Meyer Galleries. Click on any piece to enlarge it.
Rusty Watertower Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Ocotillo Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Pampas Grass Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Alcatraz Water Tower Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Lemon Tree Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Wildflowers Melissa Johnson 36" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1125
Sunny Flowers Melissa Johnson 24" x 36" acrylic on canvas $1125
Thistle Melissa Johnson 36" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1125
More Hollyhocks Melissa Johnson 30" x 24" acrylic on canvas $975
Spring Melissa Johnson 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas $750
It's Windy Melissa Johnson 24" x 24" acrylic on canvas $750
Three Sisters Melissa Johnson 40" x 30" acrylic on canvas $1950
Cathedral Rock Spires Melissa Johnson 40" x 30" acrylic on canvas $1950
Mt. Lemon Melissa Johnson 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas $1950
Deluge Melissa Johnson 24" x 48" acrylic on canvas $1500
Sedona Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Red Rock Melissa Johnson 48" x 24" acrylic on canvas $1500
Prickly Pear Melissa Johnson 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas $1950
Barrel Cactus Melissa Johnson 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas $1950
Fractured Mountains 1 - 3 Melissa Johnson 36" x 30" acrylic on canvas $1950
Petroglyphs Melissa Johnson 20" x 60" oil, cold wax and metal leaf on cavnas $1850
Habitat Melissa Johnson 24" x 48" oil, cold wax & gold leaf on canvas $1250
Native Melissa Johnson 24" x 48" oil, cold wax and metal leaf on canvas $1250