Contemporary Oil Paintings

by Award-Winning Artist Lisa Elley

Wildflower Waters Wildflower Waters
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Wildflower Waters
$1,600.00

24 × 36” | Original Palette Knife Painting

A luminous California coastal meadow filled with layers of soft wildflowers, earthy grasses, and quiet blue water. Thick palette-knife texture brings movement and dimension to the foreground, while the restrained horizon and pale atmospheric sky create a sense of openness and calm.

Cream, blush, muted blue, ochre, and deep blue-green give the piece a soft and grounded palette.

Features:

  • Wired, Ready to hang

  • 24”H x 36”W x 1.5” D on stretched gallery wrap canvas

  • Edges finished, no framing required

  • Unframed

  • Signed on the front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity included

  • Complimentary shipping in the U.S

  • See the YouTube video walkthrough below

Where the Light Breaks Where the Light Breaks
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Where the Light Breaks
$3,900.00

36 × 60” | Original Palette Knife Painting

Looking upward through a grove of towering California redwoods, Where the Light Breaks captures the moment sunlight bursts through the canopy and illuminates the forest below.

Painted entirely with a palette knife, thick layers of impasto give the redwood trunks, foliage and radiant sky a sculptural quality. Deep forest greens, earthy umber and warm redwood tones are broken by flashes of turquoise, gold and brilliant orange, with California poppies bringing a final burst of color to the forest floor.

At 60 inches tall, the vertical format emphasizes the extraordinary height of the trees and creates the feeling of standing beneath them, looking toward the light.

A bold, immersive California landscape celebrating the scale, color and beauty of the redwood forest.

Features:

  • Wired, Ready to hang

  • 60”H x 36”W x 1.5” D on stretched gallery wrap canvas

  • Edges painted, no framing required

  • Unframed

  • Signed on the front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity included

  • Complimentary shipping in the U.S

  • See the YouTube walkthrough below

Golden Refuge Golden Refuge
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Golden Refuge
$4,900.00

Original Palette Knife Oil Painting | 60 × 48 × 1.5 inches

Golden Refuge captures the quiet beauty of the California coast in the golden light of day’s end. Sunlit cliffs glow against calm, reflective water, while vibrant California poppies frame the foreground, adding warmth and a sense of place.

Created entirely with a palette knife, rich layers of texture catch the changing light throughout the day, bringing movement and depth to the landscape. The tranquil composition and luminous reflections invite a moment of stillness, making this statement piece equally at home in contemporary, coastal, and thoughtfully designed interiors.

Inspired by the rugged beauty of California’s shoreline, Golden Refuge celebrates the timeless relationship between land, sea, and light.

Click here to watch the YouTube walkthrough video

Features:

  • 60 × 48 × 1.5” oil on gallery wrap archival canvas

  • Wired, ready to hang

  • Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required

  • Signed front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity

Shipping & Delivery

  • Complimentary white glove delivery within the Monterey Peninsula and Bay Area

  • U.S. and International shipping arranged after purchase

  • Options include crated delivery or rolled shipping

  • Shipping costs quoted based on location and preference

*Dry enough to ship after approximately 8/30 due to curing time

New Waterfront Collection

A growing series inspired by working harbors, sailing vessels, reflective waters, and the ever changing light of the California coast.

A cozy living room with a large abstract sailboat painting on the wall, a woven daybed with a beige blanket, a black coffee mug, a book, and a small black stool. A table lamp with a textured round base and a ceramic container are also visible.

Commission a Painting

A custom original created around a place, a memory, or a landscape that means something to you.

Your Place, Your Story

From coastal scenes and meaningful destinations to larger narrative works, each commission is painted entirely by hand in my signature palette-knife style.