Lisa Elley

Simplement du printemps

2017

Artist Comments
In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous. ~ Aristotle I love a classic floral painting, and here is one of mine done entirely with a palette knife, which gives it amazing thick texture. The sides are painted with a continued pattern and the work comes wired to hang.

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.

Simply Spring
Lisa Elley
Oil painting on stretched canvas
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2017
10 in. h x 10 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.