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

Under The Tuscan SunOil on Board
8" x 6" / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
EnvelopedOil on Panel
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Brambles and BloomsOil on Aluminum
16" x 12" / 40.64cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $895.00
End of the Work DayOil on Board
6" x 8" / 15.24cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $425.00
Family of ThreeOil
6" x 8" / 15.24cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
The SkepticsOil
12" x 16" / 30.48cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $950.00
StubbornOil
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Hen PartyOil
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
Hot GossipOil
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
ConfidenceOil
16" x 12" / 40.64cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $950.00
EmergingOil
16" x 9.5" / 40.64cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $795.00
Bit ChoppyOil
6" x 8" / 15.24cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $425.00
Pink!Oil on Aluminum
11.25" x 10.25" / 27.94cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $695.00
Mary MagdaleneOil on Canvas
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
Lady of ShalottOil on Canvas
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
Aesop (Copy of a Copy)Oil on Canvas
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
Menippus (Copy of a Copy)Oil on Canvas
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
ErosOil on Canvas
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
ApproachingOil
6" x 9" / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
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
Lost in the LightOil
33" x 30" / 83.82cm x 76.20cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $2,195.00
Without YouOil
12" x 36" / 30.48cm x 91.44cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,495.00
CocoonOil on Board
20.5" x 18" / 50.80cm x 45.72cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00

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.