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Verdant Place
Verdant Place
Forest Flickers
Forest Flickers
Meet the artist
Calming Colour
for sensitive souls
I'm Aimee Johanan, abstract artist based in London.
My work is to use colour as ingredients to feed your soul and bring you some relief, as you navigate through the challenges and stresses of daily life.
I weave in principles from Feng Shui and biophilic design to create art that works with your nervous system and refreshes the energy in your home.
So that you can create a sanctuary that soothes and restores you. Just beyond chaos' reach.
Paper matters
Sustainable wall art
Your art prints are printed on Hahnemühle Bamboo, the world’s first digital fine art paper made from 90% bamboo fibres.
Bamboo is a highly renewable, fast-growing resource that requires no pesticides and significantly less water than traditional paper sources.
As each colour in the artwork holds its own meaning, so to does the paper it's printed on. In many Asian cultures, bamboo symbolises resilience, strength and flexibility. As well as continual growth and longevity.
Biophilic greens to lower stress
Rest your eyes
When your eyes linger on the veins of a leaf, the gentle sway of branches bustling in breeze, or the velvet shimmer of moss creeping up a brick wall, you're experiencing Soft Fascination (Kaplan and Kaplan, 1989). A state of gentle, effortless attention that offers your fatigued mind a moment of respite.
In the city, our attention is under constant assault. We filter out sirens, avoid traffic, and scan for safety. While processing endless fragments of imagery, text and snippets of body-less voices that spill from our devices. And that heavy, frazzled feeling at the back of the eyes becomes the norm.
Research into biophilia shows that when we encounter the varied, organic greens of the forest, our brain and nervous system shift gears. Cortisol levels begin to dip. Heart rate variability improves. Your focus softens and your mind rests.
Restful artwork
Let your mind wander
In the studio, I’ve been mixing and painting botanical greens to create artwork that invites Soft Fascination. Allowing your mind to relax and wander without effort, and without your phone. While the verdant hues signal to your body: you are in a place where life can thrive.
Each piece offers a window to the forest for those moments when you can't get to the woods, but your nervous system calls for the trees.
And a quiet reminder that you are made of the same ingredients as all of nature.
Currently in the studio
Fresh prints
in the making
A new collection is forming, inspired by the transition of dark winters into spring.
These abstract green paintings are a continuation of Verdant Place. A collection of fine art prints with colours drawn from the forest, that hold the energy of quiet renewal.
Aligned with the seasons, these works are about re-emerging and embracing a fresh new chapter of life.
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