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Mel Davis Art

American, b. 1973
To great effect, Mel Davis uses colour, shape and patterns to convey emotion in this abstract composition. The palette is dramatic—rich tones of blues, green, orange and burgundy. “My paintings investigate iconic themes in art such as landscape, the portrait, the interior. I am interested in how we as makers and viewers can find endless modes of description and emotional connection in these classical representations.” Mel Davis She was born in Montreal and graduated from Concordia University with a BFA in 1998. A short study trip at the Slade School of Art in London was followed by a move to California where she acquired her MFA at the San Francisco Institute of Art. Davis still lives in the Bay area. Her work has been shown in both solo and group shows in Canada and the U.S.
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Artist: Mel Davis
Strong Feelings Lilies - lush, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Flowers—rendered in simple shapes and soft colours—rosy pink, sky blue, pale yellow and deep green fill the canvas in this abstract painting by Mel Davis. The Montreal born artist wa...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel, Graphite

[Don't You Remember] 1 - bold, rich, colorful, abstract, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
To great effect, Mel Davis uses colour, shape and patterns to convey emotion in this abstract composition. The palette is dramatic—rich tones of blues, green, orange and burgundy. ...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Citrus - bold, rich, colourful, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Montreal born artist Mel Davis has created a series of colourful and bold interpretations of traditional themes. In this abstract painting, several large, lush orange fruits set agai...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Mirrors 1 - dark, dramatic, expressive, abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this dramatic abstract painting by Montreal born Mel Davis, a blur of outdoor images is reflected in a mirror. The palette for this piece is black, gray, a touch of yellow and pal...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Mirrors (Black) - dark, expressive, abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this dramatic abstract painting by Montreal born Mel Davis, a blur of outdoor images is reflected in a mirror. The palette for this piece is black, gray, a touch of yellow and pal...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Citrus With Drapery - colourful, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Colour--bold and bright juicy shades of orange, yellow, purple and green play off a pale blue backdrop in this delightful still life by Montreal born artist Mel Davis. She creates ab...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Still Life (Citrus With Drapery) - colorful, abstract, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Montreal born artist Mel Davis created this beautifully curated composition of bold colours—a few oranges with green leaves scattered against a background of red and white gingham cl...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Citrus With Tablecloth 4 - lush, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
The citrus fruit orchards that blanket the Southern Californian countryside is the theme of this fresh, modern take on a still life by Montreal born Mel Davis. As an art student, she...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Stil Life (With Red Tablecloth 2) - colorful, abstract, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this charming abstract composition by Montreal born Mel Davis, a riot of bright colours in orange, yellow, deep blue, and mauve pop against the background of a red tablecloth...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Portrait - rich, dark, expressive, figurative abstract, oil on linen
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
As William Shakespeare is reputed to have said, ‘The eyes are the windows to your soul.” In this classic portrait, Montreal born artist Mel Davis has captured dark eyes framed by dar...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Linen, Oil

Fruit Bowl with Leaves - lush, abstracted still life, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Using vivid colours that pop off the canvas, Montreal born artist Mel Davis creates still life paintings in her own contemporary abstract style. This oil painting of fruit is rendere...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Sculpture - rich, dark, expressive, figurative abstract, oil on linen on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this striking portrait, Mel Davis has captured a classic image--the torso of an ancient sculpture, clothed in robes. In art school, Davis studied and was influenced by the Europea...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Linen, Oil

The Snow Doesn't Give A Soft White Damn - abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this lyrical abstract work by Montreal born Mel Davis organic shapes intersect in a playful composition. Using form and colour--blue, yellow, blush pink, black and snow-white Davi...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

Rish and Foses 1 - expressive, colourful, abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this lyrical abstract work by Mel Davis organic shapes and fluid lines intersect in a playful horizontal composition. Using form and colour-bright blue, red and black contrast wit...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Saucer Of Larks 3 - rich, expressive, colourful, abstract, oil on canvas
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Mel Davis is often inspired by nature to create expressive and colourful abstract compositions. This piece uses gestural markings in black to suggest birds in flight against a deep b...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rish and Foses 2 - expressive, colourful, abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this lyrical abstract work by Mel Davis organic shapes and fluid lines intersect in a playful horizontal composition. Using form and colour-bright blue, red and black contrast wit...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Speed - rich, expressive, floral, still life abstract, oil on linen on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Montreal born Mel Davis creates beautiful abstract compositions using traditional themes. In this piece, a harmonious use of colour—bright white, burgundy, yellow and green appear in...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Mirror 1 - rich, muted colours, contemporary, abstract, oil on linen over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A bathroom mirror reflects images from the outdoors in this abstract oil by Mel Davis. The Montreal born artist often re-imagines everyday objects in a contemporary way using colour,...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Linen, Oil, Panel

Mirror (Gray) - rich, expressive, colourful, abstract, oil on canvas over panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this compelling abstract painting Mel Davis uses colour and gestural markings to represent images reflected in a mirror. The palette for this piece—gray with bold black lines cont...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Panel, Canvas, Oil

Among The Worst, Something Left - colourful, abstract, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
In this vibrant abstract painting, Mel Davis appears to be commenting on the crisis of climate change. Organic shapes and an eclectic, masterful use of colour—bright green, orange, b...
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2010s Abstract Mel Davis Art

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Still Life Blue Wash 2 - bright, colorful, still life, oil on canvas on panel
By Mel Davis
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This abstract oil composition by Montreal born Mel Davis takes a traditional theme—the still life—fruit on a table, draped in a white cloth and imaginatively re-interprets it in a fr...
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2010s Contemporary Mel Davis Art

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Canvas, Oil, Panel

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