Melinda Gopp began to explore the world of art in 2001. After years of visiting art museums and galleries around the country she put a brush to canvas choosing oils as her medium. Melinda creates her abstract paintings using color, texture and balance to interpret the emotional highs and lows of life. She listens to a variety of music as she works, using it as a backdrop to dictate each work’s movements. Her passion for gardening distinctly influences her palette. She is self-taught and adventuresome with an energetic style.
The desire to have a more portable medium combined with exposure to modern art quilts led her to explore drawing with Micron pens. Using a myriad of straight edges as well as other drawing tools she began to create her geometric drawings. These have become her primary focus as of late.
Melinda was a featured artist in the Riverside Fine Arts Concert Series in 2016. She served as the Artist-in-Residence for the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville’s 2017-2018 season. During her residency, she translated compositions performed by the Civic Orchestra onto canvas. Her works were displayed at the receptions following the concerts.
Melinda worked with the Civic Orchestra of Jacksonville to develop their educational program reaching out to the elementary school students in Duval County. The program was designed to connect music and visual art. She has visited various schools teaching the students abstract painting techniques while they listen to music. Their work was then displayed at the concerts.
Originally from Ohio, Melinda has called Jacksonville, Florida her home since 1998. She paints and draws in her studio in Murray Hill.