• Framed artwork of pressed white flowers and plant stems on a white background.

    Naturals

  • A colorful artwork of pressed flowers including a large yellow daisy, purple lupines, and various other flowers and foliage arranged on a soft, pastel background.

    Floral Frescos

  • An oil painting of a pine tree on a snowy mountain landscape with icy blue hues and textured brushstrokes.

    Landscape Frescos

  • Modern living room with beige lounge chair, black pillow, throw blanket, marble fireplace, abstract landscape painting, and a small round coffee table with an open book, beige carpet, and black flooring.

    Large Canvas Artworks

  • A white ceramic or plastic egg with a black painted eye and beak, resembling a bird. The egg is on a work surface with other painted eggs in the background.

    Objects

  • A person wearing an orange apron and a gray shirt is working with a large crafting foam board, which is covered in white plaster or glue. They are spraying water or a solution onto the foam. The workspace includes shelves with books and a camera, and a table with craft supplies.

    Workshops

Mel Mulder - Fresco Art - Fine Art - Object Builder - Creatrix just like you

Welcome, I’m Mel, my work moves between the freedom of canvas and the grounding peaks and borders of fresco relief. Canvas opens me to flow, colour, and sky, while gypsum relief carries the imprint of earth, flowers, foliage, and the fleeting forms of nature held in stone. Together they give me the room to express myself with openness on those BIG canvas surfaces and rootedness between the natural ridges of relief. I paint to preserve what passes, to remember freshness of land, flora, and time in a way that lingers and remembers its glory days. I am a Canadian artist and creativity explorer. Here you can adventure with me as I contemplate and investigate nature, colour, texture, line, structure, fragility and quiet organic form to co-create art.

I truly believe we are more similar then we are different and if you would like create your own masterpiece please feel free to check out my online course or catch me this year at my home and studio in Caledon, Ontario for an in- person workshop. I absolutely would love to explore and create together with you, to hear about and help you translate the world through your eyes. - Frescos, Canvas, or Objects.

A woman with dark, curly hair holds a colorful, abstract painting of an outdoor scene featuring trees, grass, and a path. She is smiling and standing outside near a stone building, with artwork hanging on the wall behind her.