Lisa Elley

Across the Brooklyn Bridge, Oil Painting

2021

Artist Comments
An impressionist rendering of one of the supports of the iconic Brooklyn Bridge. "I chose a stark palette knife foreground with a dreamy background for contrast and impact," says artist Lisa Elley. "I love painting New York City landscapes - they are a reflection of our modern life with combined elements of humanity and nature."

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: NYC, Manhattan, New York City, cityscape, Brooklyn Bridge, bridge, architecture, city, architecture, impressionism, representational, oil painting, blue

Across the Brooklyn Bridge
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
2021
10 in. h x 8 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.