Lisa Elley

Springtime!, Oil Painting

2018

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 impasto texture. Spring comes early here in California, and I love painting flowers. They are so organic, and so much a part of us, they resonate with me deeply.

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, daisies, daisy, still life, spring, poppy, poppies, red poppy, spring flowers, field of flowers, impasto, thick paint, flower field, garden, springtime, garden, California, impressionism, flora, representational, oil painting, green, yellow

Springtime!
Lisa Elley
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2018
8 in. h x 10 in. w x 1 in. d
0 lbs. 6 oz.