Lisa Elley

Superbloom, Oil Painting

2023

Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley presents a gorgeous view of lupines and daisies overlooking a tranquil seascape. "California explodes with color in the springtime, and occasionally the conditions are ripe for a super bloom up and down the state," shares Lisa. Colorful wildflowers flourish on the gorgeous Golden State coast. The thick impasto texture captures the beautiful movement of the refreshing breeze.

About the Artist
Working almost exclusively with a palette knife, Lisa Elley maneuvers her artistic blade with an uncanny fluidity. Why paint only with the knife? She says, "when I paint with a brush, which I do occasionally, I tend to focus on the detail. With a palette knife I can't focus on the detail too much, so my paintings are looser, and more gestural, with bigger sweeps and strokes." This technique is called wet-on-wet. And it seems to be quite popular, as she has been bestowed the title "Knife Queen" by her facebook fans. Fun fact: Lisa's high school art teacher told her to study harder at math, as a career in art was "impossible."

Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, spring flowers, fields, flowers, California, coastal, wildflowers, poppies, poppy, daisies, lupine, lupin, seascape, ocean, mountains, clouds, texture, impressionism, oilpaint, impressionism, flora, oil painting, blue

Superbloom
Lisa Elley
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2023
9 in. h x 12 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.