Janet London

Janet's work begins with the pleasure of making: the sweep of a brush, the resistance of a surface, the moment colour changes the feeling of a room. Her abstract paintings are intuitive and physical, built through movement, revision and an openness to what appears along the way.

Whether she is painting outdoors or standing among finished canvases, she returns to the same question: what becomes possible when we pay close attention? That curiosity has gradually carried her beyond the canvas and into the spaces, bodies and relationships people inhabit.

Venetian plaster deepened Janet's relationship with surface. Massage brought that attention to the body. Relationship coaching brought it into conversation. These are different practices, but she approaches each with the same patience: listen before acting, notice what is already there, and work with it rather than against it.

A serious academic background informs the coaching work and her wider way of thinking: read carefully, question the obvious answer, and remain curious when something is complex. Her manner is warm and direct, with room for both seriousness and lightness.

Janet likes to begin with tea and a real conversation. Before a commission, a wall, a massage or a series of coaching sessions, she wants to understand not only what someone is asking for, but how they hope it will feel.

The result is personal rather than formulaic: art made with a particular place in mind, walls that carry atmosphere, bodywork guided by careful presence, and conversations that help people hear one another differently.