Mel Williamson

Mel Williamson returned to painting after a career in design, winning “Best Work on Canvas” in her first juried show at the Sidney Fine Art Show in 2014. Further awards... Read More

Mel Williamson Original Art For Sale

Skeptical 2Oil on Cradle Board
5 x 5 / 12.70cm x 12.70cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $250.00
RedonkulousOil on Board
16 x 20 / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
In the ForestOil on Yupo
12 x 9 / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $675.00
Two of UsOil on Board
19.25 x 9.25 / 48.26cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $900.00
AffrontOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
ApproachingOil
6 x 9 / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
AriseOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
AscendOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
Assets #1Oil
10 x 8 / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Assets #2Oil
10 x 8 / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Assets #3Oil
10 x 8 / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
DepartedOil
6 x 9 / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
DisintegrateOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
GuardedOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,195.00
LibraOil
27 x 12 / 68.58cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,250.00
Lost in the LightOil
33 x 30 / 83.82cm x 76.20cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $2,195.00
VulnerableOil
20 x 16 / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,195.00
Without YouOil
12 x 36 / 30.48cm x 91.44cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,495.00
Sunflowers in PinksOil on Board
16 x 20 / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
Ranunculus BunchOil on Aluminum
11.25 x 12.25 / 27.94cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $750.00
EggsOil on Yupo
11 x 8.5 / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
CocoonOil on Board
20.5 x 18 / 50.80cm x 45.72cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
FreerideOil on Canvas
37 x 22 / 93.98cm x 55.88cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,800.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $2,250.00
Thriftstore CowgirlOil on Yupo
13 x 9.25 / 33.02cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $695.00
ExhaustedOil on Yupo
12 x 8.75 / 30.48cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
SparklyOil on Yupo
7.5 x 7.5 / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
GentlemanOil on Yupo
8.5 x 10.5 / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Pears TrioOil on Yupo
8 x 10.5 / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $650.00
Patient PupOil on Board
8.25 x 6 / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
CrabOil on Board
7.5 x 10.5 / 17.78cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
ParisianOil on Board
6 x 6 / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $350.00

About Mel Williamson

Mel Williamson returned to painting after a career in design, winning “Best Work on Canvas” in her first juried show at the Sidney Fine Art Show in 2014. Further awards and success have encouraged her to pursue oil painting full-time from her studio on Salt Spring Island.

Gestures and light conditions fascinate Mel: People at work, unaware of being observed, flat hazy daylight, the posture of animals, the fluorescence of hardware stores. She enjoys the physicality of painting and drawing, after years of design work on a computer. Her paintings are a way of being with the material; the tactile and slippery character of oil paint is celebrated in the work. She trusts the paint to lead the way—with no drawing or outline before beginning, and using a large brush or a palette knife. During the process, the subjects emerge from the canvas, like sculptures from a block of stone. The background remains connected to the forms, only partially releasing them, which creates tension and animation. Her main interest lies in figures, and in capturing and elevating the truth expressed in small, humble moments.