Contemporary Palette Knife Oil Paintings

by Award-Winning Artist Lisa Elley

Lisa Elley is a Monterey Bay–based California artist known for richly textured palette-knife landscapes inspired by the California Coast, Big Sur, Carmel, Pebble Beach and the surrounding Central Coast. Her work includes original paintings and custom commissions for collectors, residential interiors and hospitality spaces.

Golden Passage Golden Passage
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Golden Passage
$1,250.00

Golden Passage
24 × 30 × 1.5 in. | Original palette-knife oil painting

Inspired by my annual fall trips to the Eastern Sierra near Yosemite, when the aspens turn and the whole landscape shifts into gold.

I wanted this one to feel like that familiar drive through the mountains, with white trunks, warm autumn color, cool water, and those little pockets of light that make you want to stop the car and stay awhile. Painted entirely with palette knives, with lots of thick texture and movement throughout.

The 1.4-inch painted edges allow it to be displayed with or without a frame.

Features:

  • Wired, Ready to hang

  • 24”Height x 30”Width x 1.5” Depth 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

  • Dry enough to ship after approximately 10/01

Where the Wildflowers Meet The Sea Where the Wildflowers Meet The Sea
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Where the Wildflowers Meet The Sea
$4,500.00

Where the Wildflowers Meet the Sea
48 × 48 × 1.5 in. | Original palette-knife oil painting

A lush California coastal landscape filled with wildflowers, layered grasses, and soft ocean light. Thick palette-knife texture gives the foreground a sculptural quality, while the sea and distant coastline recede into quieter mineral blues, lavender, cream, and sea-glass tones.

The square format gives the painting a strong, balanced presence, making it especially suited to a living room, dining space, entry, or other statement wall. The deep 1.5-inch painted edges allow it to be displayed beautifully with or without a frame.

  • 48 × 48 × 1.5” oil on gallery edge archival canvas

  • Wired, ready to hang

  • Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required

  • Signed front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity

  • See the YouTube walkthrough below

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

  • Ready to ship after approximately 10/15 due to curing time

This piece is part of Lisa Elley’s ongoing exploration of the California coast and Monterey Bay landscape.

Cove in Bloom Cove in Bloom
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Cove in Bloom
$5,200.00

Cove in Bloom
36 × 72 × 1.5 in. | Original palette-knife oil painting

A sweeping California coastal landscape filled with rocky cliffs, reflective blue water, and a burst of golden poppies along the shoreline. Painted entirely with palette knives, Cove in Bloom balances bold texture and saturated accents with softer mineral blues, warm ochres, and atmospheric distance.

The panoramic format gives the painting a strong sense of movement and scale, making it especially well suited to a large living room, dining space, entry, or statement wall. The deep 1.5-inch painted edges allow it to be displayed beautifully with or without a frame.

  • 72 × 36 × 1.5” oil on gallery edge archival canvas

  • Wired, ready to hang

  • Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required

  • Signed front and back

  • Certificate of Authenticity

  • See the YouTube walkthrough below

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

  • Ready to ship after approximately 10/15 due to curing time

This piece is part of Lisa Elley’s ongoing exploration of the California coast and Monterey Bay landscape.

Commission a Painting

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

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

Your Place, Your Story

An abstract oil painting of a coastal landscape, featuring a cliff with rough textured brushstrokes in browns, greens, and orange tones, overlooking a body of water under a cloudy sky with shades of gray, white, and hints of light blue.

Pebble Beach Light 30×48” Custom Commission of the iconic Pebble Beach Seventh Hole, 2026

A panoramic outdoor landscape painting showing a cloudy sky over a distant mountain range, with a calm body of water in the foreground, painted in an impressionistic style.
Living room with beige sofa, dark green pillow, white lamp, potted plant, wooden desk with black legs, landscape painting of a coastline, black shelving unit with framed photos, and striped rug.

What my Collectors are Saying

Hi Lisa! I wanted to let you know that our beautiful Gathering Gold painting arrived a short while ago and we’ve just unwrapped it and it is perfect! It is even more a beautiful in person and we can’t wait to hang it over our bed in the coming days! Thank you so much for coordinating the shipment so we would receive it when we were at home this week. We are thrilled with the painting! Keep your beautiful paintings coming, as I have a feeling we may be looking at additional works in the future!

Sue and Bob Crawbuck

Atlanta, GA, September 2026

California Coast Collection

Original palette knife landscapes inspired by the Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Carmel and the Central & Northern Coast.