Contemporary Palette Knife Paintings
by Award-Winning Artist Lisa Elley
Lisa Elley is a Monterey Bay–based California artist known for richly textured palette-knife landscapes inspired by the California Coast, Big Sur, Carmel, Pebble Beach and the surrounding Central Coast. Her work includes original paintings and custom commissions for collectors, residential interiors and hospitality spaces.
Azure & Slate brings the shifting blues of the sea into conversation with the dark, rugged tones of the rocky shore. Warm orange poppies flicker through the foreground, adding a bright note against the cooler palette. Painted with bold palette-knife strokes, the scene balances open water with the texture and movement of the coast.
60” Width × 48” Height × 1.5” Depth. Oil on gallery edge archival canvas
Wired, ready to hang
Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required
Signed front and back
Certificate of Authenticity
See the YouTube walkthrough below
Shipping & Delivery
Complimentary white glove delivery within the Monterey Peninsula and Bay Area
U.S. and International shipping arranged after purchase
Options include crated delivery or rolled shipping
Shipping costs quoted based on location and preference
Ready to ship after approximately 11/15 due to curing time
This piece is part of Lisa Elley’s ongoing exploration of the California coast and Monterey Bay landscape.
Where the Wildflowers Meet the Sea
48 × 48 × 1.5 in. | Original palette-knife oil painting
A lush California coastal landscape filled with wildflowers, layered grasses, and soft ocean light. Thick palette-knife texture gives the foreground a sculptural quality, while the sea and distant coastline recede into quieter mineral blues, lavender, cream, and sea-glass tones.
The square format gives the painting a strong, balanced presence, making it especially suited to a living room, dining space, entry, or other statement wall. The deep 1.5-inch painted edges allow it to be displayed beautifully with or without a frame.
48 × 48 × 1.5” oil on gallery edge archival canvas
Wired, ready to hang
Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required
Signed front and back
Certificate of Authenticity
See the YouTube walkthrough below
Shipping & Delivery
Complimentary white glove delivery within the Monterey Peninsula and Bay Area
U.S. and International shipping arranged after purchase
Options include crated delivery or rolled shipping
Shipping costs quoted based on location and preference
This piece is part of Lisa Elley’s ongoing exploration of the California coast and Monterey Bay landscape.
Cove in Bloom
36 × 72 × 1.5 in. | Original palette-knife oil painting
A sweeping California coastal landscape filled with rocky cliffs, reflective blue water, and a burst of golden poppies along the shoreline. Painted entirely with palette knives, Cove in Bloom balances bold texture and saturated accents with softer mineral blues, warm ochres, and atmospheric distance.
The panoramic format gives the painting a strong sense of movement and scale, making it especially well suited to a large living room, dining space, entry, or statement wall. The deep 1.5-inch painted edges allow it to be displayed beautifully with or without a frame.
72 × 36 × 1.5” oil on gallery edge archival canvas
Wired, ready to hang
Sides are painted with continuous colors, no framing required
Signed front and back
Certificate of Authenticity
See the YouTube walkthrough below
Shipping & Delivery
Complimentary white glove delivery within the Monterey Peninsula and Bay Area
U.S. and International shipping arranged after purchase
Options include crated delivery or rolled shipping
Shipping costs quoted based on location and preference
Ready to ship
This piece is part of Lisa Elley’s ongoing exploration of the California coast and Monterey Bay landscape.
Art for the Holidays
Give a gift with a story, or choose a painting for a space you love. Explore a selection of original paintings, each one created by hand in my California studio. I’m happy to help you find the right piece and confirm delivery timing.
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12 × 12 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas
Carmel in Bloom captures the quiet beauty of the California coast where wildflowers meet the sea. Inspired by Carmel’s windswept shoreline gardens and soft ocean light, this original oil painting features expressive palette knife texture, lavender blooms, pale coastal sky, and glimpses of blue water beyond.
Layers of soft violets, seafoam greens, sandy neutrals, and luminous whites create a fresh, calming presence full of movement and light. A beautiful piece for a bedroom, office, entryway, or any space needing a touch of coastal elegance.
Features:
Wired, Ready to hang
Edges finished, no framing required
Signed on the front and back
Certificate of Authenticity included
Complimentary shipping within the United States
A 16 x 20 inch original oil painting inspired by the California coastline, featuring a quiet cove framed by soft cliffs and a small grouping of poppies in the foreground.
This piece leans into space and restraint, with a wide expanse of calm water balanced by a minimal foreground. The composition allows the eye to settle, creating a sense of openness and ease rather than visual intensity.
The palette is coastal and muted, with soft greens, pale blues, and warm earth tones, anchored by the poppies, which provide a clear but understated focal point.
Painted with a palette knife, the surface has subtle texture and movement while maintaining a clean, breathable feel.
Designed to sit easily in a space, this work brings in color and atmosphere without overwhelming the room.
Original oil painting on canvas
16 x 20 x 1.5 inches
Painted with palette knife
Signed on front
Ready to hang
A soft coastal moment where land, sea, and light meet in quiet harmony.
This 16 x 20” original palette knife painting captures a windswept edge of the shoreline, where clusters of poppies and wild coastal blooms rest gently against the movement of the ocean beyond. Painted in a refined, muted palette of warm ochres, soft creams, and sea-glass blues, the piece balances texture and atmosphere with a sense of ease and openness.
Thick, expressive knife work brings the flowers forward in sculptural detail, while the horizon remains calm and expansive, allowing the eye to move effortlessly across the canvas.
There is a quietness to this piece, a feeling of standing at the edge of the day, where everything slows, and the light settles gently over the landscape.
Original oil painting on canvas
16 x 20 x 1.5 inches
Palette knife technique
Signed on the front
Painted in California
Commission a Painting
A custom original created around a place, a memory, or a landscape that means something to you.
From coastal scenes and meaningful destinations to larger narrative works, each commission is painted entirely by hand in my signature palette-knife style.
Your Place, Your Story
Pebble Beach Light 30×48” Custom Commission of the iconic Pebble Beach Seventh Hole, 2026
What my Collectors are Saying
Hi Lisa! I wanted to let you know that our beautiful Gathering Gold painting arrived a short while ago and we’ve just unwrapped it and it is perfect! It is even more a beautiful in person and we can’t wait to hang it over our bed in the coming days! Thank you so much for coordinating the shipment so we would receive it when we were at home this week. We are thrilled with the painting! Keep your beautiful paintings coming, as I have a feeling we may be looking at additional works in the future!
Sue and Bob Crawbuck
Atlanta, GA, September 2026
California Coast Collection
Original palette knife landscapes inspired by the Monterey Bay, Big Sur, Carmel and the Central & Northern Coast.
