Contemporary Coastal Paintings

by Award-Winning Artist Lisa Elley

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Sea Glass Morning
$2,800.00

30 × 48 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas

Inspired by the luminous coastline of Big Sur, Sea Glass Morning captures the meeting of turquoise water, sunlit cliffs, and windswept California poppies overlooking the sea. Layers of expressive palette-knife texture and vibrant coastal color evoke the feeling of standing above a quiet cove as the morning light begins to illuminate the shoreline. Both energetic and serene, this piece celebrates the beauty, freedom, and atmosphere of the California coast.

Painted on a 1.5” deep, gallery-wrapped canvas using professional-grade materials, Sea Glass Morning is ready to hang and designed to hold a wall with elegance.

Features:

  • Wired, Ready to hang

  • Edges finished, no framing required

  • Unframed: Frame shown for styling only

  • Signed on the front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity included

  • Complimentary shipping in the U.S

*Ships after approximately 6/20 due to curing time.

Light on the Water
$2,200.00

Fresh off the Easel!

30 × 40 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas

Soft morning light dances across the water as white sails catch the breeze and glide through a luminous coastal horizon. Rich reflections of blue, gold, and ivory ripple across the surface, creating a sense of movement, elegance, and quiet freedom. Inspired by the beauty of sailing along the California coast, Light on the Water captures the fleeting interplay of wind, light, and sea in a contemporary impressionistic style.

Painted on a 1.5” deep, gallery-wrapped canvas using professional-grade materials, Light on the Water is ready to hang and designed to hold a wall with quiet strength and presence.

Click here to watch the YouTube video walkthrough of my new waterfront series.

Features:

  • Wired, Ready to hang

  • Edges finished, no framing required

  • Unframed: Frame shown for styling only

  • Signed on the front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity included

  • Complimentary shipping in the U.S

Morning at the Marina
$2,400.00

30 × 48 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas

Inspired by an early morning sketching trip to the Moss Landing Marina in the Monterey Bay, this large-scale coastal painting captures the soft atmospheric light, reflective harbor waters, and lively energy of the working waterfront as seabirds circled and called overhead and low over the waterline.

Built with expressive palette knife texture, the piece balances quiet morning tones with moments of warmth and movement, creating depth, atmosphere, and a strong sense of place grounded in California’s coastal landscape.

Click here to watch the YouTube Video walkthrough of my new waterfront series

Details:

  • Original oil painting on canvas

  • Edges finished, no framing required

  • Wired and ready to hang

  • Signed front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity included

  • Complimentary U.S. shipping

New Sailboat Series Available now!

In partnership with Adelman Fine Art Gallery in San Diego