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

Redonkulous
Oil on Board
16" x 20" / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
In the Forest
Oil on Yupo
12" x 9" / 30.48cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $675.00
Two of Us
Oil on Board
19.25" x 9.25" / 48.26cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $900.00
Affront
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
Approaching
Oil
6" x 9" / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Arise
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
Ascend
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
Assets #1
Oil
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Assets #2
Oil
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Assets #3
Oil
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Departed
Oil
6" x 9" / 15.24cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Disintegrate
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,295.00
Guarded
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,195.00
Libra
Oil
27" x 12" / 68.58cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,250.00
Lost in the Light
Oil
33" x 30" / 83.82cm x 76.20cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $2,195.00
Vulnerable
Oil
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,195.00
Without You
Oil
12" x 36" / 30.48cm x 91.44cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,495.00
Sunflowers in Pinks
Oil on Board
16" x 20" / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
Harriet
Oil on Board
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
Ranunculus Bunch
Oil on Aluminum
11.25" x 12.25" / 27.94cm x 30.48cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $750.00
Eggs
Oil on Yupo
11" x 8.5" / 27.94cm x 20.32cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Cocoon
Oil on Board
20.5" x 18" / 50.80cm x 45.72cm
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
Freeride
Oil on Canvas
37" x 22" / 93.98cm x 55.88cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,800.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $2,250.00
Thriftstore Cowgirl
Oil on Yupo
13" x 9.25" / 33.02cm x 22.86cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $695.00
Exhausted
Oil on Yupo
12" x 8.75" / 30.48cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Sparkly
Oil on Yupo
7.5" x 7.5" / 17.78cm x 17.78cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Gentleman
Oil on Yupo
8.5" x 10.5" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $595.00
Pears Trio
Oil on Yupo
8" x 10.5" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
Framed Price (Canadian Dollar): $650.00
Patient Pup
Oil on Board
8.25" x 6" / 20.32cm x 15.24cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $450.00
Crab
Oil on Board
7.5" x 10.5" / 17.78cm x 25.40cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $550.00
Parisian
Oil 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.