Lisa Elley

Pebble Beach with Monet, Oil Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Lisa Elley portrays a breathtaking view from the Pebble Beach Golf Course in Carmel. This outdoor seascape was painted on a beautiful California morning, right on the beach itself. She layers oil paint with a palette knife to add rich color and texture to the ocean. The deep blue tones give a refreshing and relaxing atmosphere. Seagulls flock to the shore ready to take flight before the waves crash in.

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: plein air, Pebble Beach, Carmel, Monet, beach, waves, texture, birds, seagulls, ocean, water, sea, seascape, oilpaint, impressionism, small, impressionism, seascape, oil painting, blue

Pebble Beach with Monet
Lisa Elley
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2022
9 in. h x 12 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.