Mary Johnson

My first painting was entitled “Hairy pumpkin with yellow hair”. I was three. I’ve been painting and drawing every since. I am fortunate to earn my living as a professional artist in Santa Barbara, California. I do mostly large-scale transformations using art to re-engineer and re-imagine spaces both visually and energetically. The most beautiful compliment I have ever received has been “I feel safe when I look at your paintings”. I work, as much as possible, in environments where people feel the most vulnerable like hospitals and doctor’s and dentist’s offices. I know how it feels to need safety and not know where to find it. I also know how powerful it is to put your heart, soul and undivided attention into even the smallest detail of a painting because, in my experience, by doing so with focused intention, you create a field.
My intention is that the field is a fertile, safe, inspiring place formed entirely of rays of light held together by love that will remind the viewer of their own beauty and magnificence. I love to create windows into other worlds, I love to paint portraits and I love to tell stories with images. I hope my work will offer you something nourishing or at least a nice place to rest for a while. If you would like your piece signed, please email me before you purchase it so that I can have it shipped to me to sign and then forwarded on to you. You can contact me anytime with questions you may have. If you would like to see more of my large-scale work or to commission a piece, visit www.nestdzyn.com. If you want the most fabulously beautiful boots designed and painted for you, check out www.violetflameboots.com. Thanks for your interest!

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