Art Encounter: "Echoes" - Mel Williamson Solo
June 3 - June 23, 2023
Mel Williamson is very passionate about classic art, she cried when viewing a painting by John Singer Sargent at Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Two years ago she put together a fresh portfolio of female and male nudes which expanded our gallery’s vision. This Saturday, we will put on another new portfolio created by Mel that was inspired by the masters she admires.
Here is what she wrote about the portfolio:
Self-doubt is a running theme for all artists, I'm sure. I had an acute episode one day in April. While searching for reference images online, I stumbled across the website for a factory that creates thousands of replicas of famous artworks, and started to wonder if my whole idea for this show was crazy.
But I sat down with an art book (which usually helps) and opened it, randomly, to a page showing John Singer Sargent's copy of a Velazquez painting (one that I had seen and loved in Madrid). I was reminded that artists before me (my heroes, in fact) had studied THEIR heroes!
I felt reassured, and was back on track. The point was not to slavishly COPY, but to deeply study, as a way to find and share of myself. Back to the easel I went, with renewed resolve and my headphones on with extra loud music (for bravery). A song I'd never heard before came on, also randomly, with shockingly suitable lyrics:
“I am just a shadow of a shadow of a shadow
Always tryin' to catch up with myself
I am just an echo of an echo of an echo
Listening to someone's cry for help...
Why all the change of heart?
You need to play your part
A copy of a copy of a..."
See, I'm not the only one
A copy of a copy of a..."
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Paintings and Drawings
The RoseMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
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Mermaid Combing Her HairMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
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AmourMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
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Lady of ShalottMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
10" x 8" / 25.40cm x 20.32cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $575.00
EveMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
8" x 10" / 20.32cm x 25.40cm
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ErosMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20" / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
Unframed (Canadian Dollar): $1,150.00
EveMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
16" x 20" / 40.64cm x 50.80cm
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PsycheMel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
20" x 16" / 50.80cm x 40.64cm
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Mini Portrait 16Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 15Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 14Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 12Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 11Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 10Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 9Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 8Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 7Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 6Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 4Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 3Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 2Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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Mini Portrait 1Mel Williamson
Oil on Canvas
7" x 5" / 17.78cm x 12.70cm
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