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

Pigeon 3
Oil on Canvas
4" x 4" / 10.16cm x 10.16cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $195.00
Pigeon 2
Oil on Canvas
4" x 4" / 10.16cm x 10.16cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $195.00
Pigeon 1
Oil on Canvas
4" x 4" / 10.16cm x 10.16cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $195.00
Sparrow
Oil on Canvas
5" x 7" / 12.70cm x 17.78cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Julia in The Forest
Oil on Yupo
12.5" x 7" / 30.48cm x 17.78cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $795.00
Plates, Spoon and Fork
Oil on Dibond
13" x 14.5" / 33.02cm x 35.56cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $850.00
Eggs
Oil on Yupo
11" x 8.5" / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $795.00
Business Lunch
Oil on Yupo
11" x 8.5" / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $795.00
5 O'Clock
Oil on Yupo
11" x 8.5" / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $795.00
Scruffy Black Dog
Oil
6" x 7" / 15.24cm x 17.78cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $495.00
Neighbour's Red Dog
Oil
6" x 9" / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
Solace
Oil on Canvas
20" x 20" / 50.80cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,250.00
Repose
Oil on Canvas
20" x 20" / 50.80cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,250.00
Cocoon
Oil on Board
20.5" x 18" / 50.80cm x 45.72cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $1,695.00
Crouch
Oil on Canvas
13" x 7" / 33.02cm x 17.78cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $500.00
Cerulean Clouds
Oil on Yupo
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $500.00
Una Vita
Oil on Yupo
16.25" x 11.75" / 40.64cm x 27.94cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,100.00
Freeride
Oil on Canvas
37" x 22" / 93.98cm x 55.88cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $2,000.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $2,250.00
Thriftstore Cowgirl
Oil on Yupo
13" x 9.25" / 33.02cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $800.00
Exhausted
Oil on Yupo
12" x 8.75" / 30.48cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $750.00
Sparkly
Oil on Yupo
7.5" x 7.5" / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $600.00
Gentleman
Oil on Yupo
8.5" x 10.5" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $800.00
European
Oil on Yupo
10" x 8.5" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $800.00
Studio Chair
Oil on Yupo
10.5" x 8.75" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $700.00
Pair
Oil on Yupo
8.5" x 8" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00
Pears Trio
Oil on Yupo
8" x 10.5" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $700.00
Underwater
Oil on Dibond
8.25" x 14.5" / 20.32cm x 35.56cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $850.00
Morning Robin
Oil on Dibond
11" x 8.75" / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $750.00
Skeptical
Oil on Board
8.5" x 8" / 20.32cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $650.00
Patient Pup
Oil on Board
8.25" x 6" / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $600.00
Crab
Oil on Board
7.5" x 10.5" / 17.78cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $675.00
Clouds Lifting
Oil on Dibond
12.5" x 24" / 30.48cm x 60.96cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,400.00
Sale Rack
Oil on Board
9" x 10.25" / 22.86cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $700.00
Parisian
Oil on Board
6" x 6" / 15.24cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00

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.