Contemporary Coastal Oil Paintings
by Award-Winning Artist Lisa Elley
30 × 48 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas
Inspired by the luminous coastline of Big Sur, Sea Glass Morning captures the meeting of turquoise water, sunlit cliffs, and windswept California poppies overlooking the sea. Layers of expressive palette-knife texture and vibrant coastal color evoke the feeling of standing above a quiet cove as the morning light begins to illuminate the shoreline. Both energetic and serene, this piece celebrates the beauty, freedom, and atmosphere of the California coast.
Painted on a 1.5” deep, gallery-wrapped canvas using professional-grade materials, Sea Glass Morning is ready to hang and designed to hold a wall with elegance.
Features:
Wired, Ready to hang
Edges finished, no framing required
Unframed: Frame shown for styling only
Signed on the front and back
Certificate of Authenticity included
Complimentary shipping in the U.S
*Ships after approximately 6/20 due to curing time.
Fresh off the Easel!
30 × 40 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas
Soft morning light dances across the water as white sails catch the breeze and glide through a luminous coastal horizon. Rich reflections of blue, gold, and ivory ripple across the surface, creating a sense of movement, elegance, and quiet freedom. Inspired by the beauty of sailing along the California coast, Light on the Water captures the fleeting interplay of wind, light, and sea in a contemporary impressionistic style.
Painted on a 1.5” deep, gallery-wrapped canvas using professional-grade materials, Light on the Water is ready to hang and designed to hold a wall with quiet strength and presence.
Click here to watch the YouTube video walkthrough of my new waterfront series.
Features:
Wired, Ready to hang
Edges finished, no framing required
Unframed: Frame shown for styling only
Signed on the front and back
Certificate of Authenticity included
Complimentary shipping in the U.S
30 × 48 × 1.5 inches | Oil on canvas
Inspired by an early morning sketching trip to the Moss Landing Marina in the Monterey Bay, this large-scale coastal painting captures the soft atmospheric light, reflective harbor waters, and lively energy of the working waterfront as seabirds circled and called overhead and low over the waterline.
Built with expressive palette knife texture, the piece balances quiet morning tones with moments of warmth and movement, creating depth, atmosphere, and a strong sense of place grounded in California’s coastal landscape.
Click here to watch the YouTube Video walkthrough of my new waterfront series
Details:
Original oil painting on canvas
Edges finished, no framing required
Wired and ready to hang
Signed front and back
Certificate of Authenticity included
Complimentary U.S. shipping
Life on the Water
A growing collection inspired by working harbors, sailing vessels, reflective waters, and the ever changing light of the California coast.
