Elissa Carroll paints the kinds of moments many of us pause for—a shift in the sky, the way light moves across water, the stillness of a flower catching late afternoon sun. Her work is rooted in those everyday details that stay with us, even if we don’t have the words for why.
Each painting reflects a feeling: movement, memory, quiet. The result is a body of work that brings light, warmth, and calm into the spaces where we live.
Artist Elissa Carroll has been oil painting since her early childhood. Throughout her formative years she worked in studio and Plein-Air studying traditional oil painting techniques under the tutelage of a professional artist. She grew up frequenting art galleries, exhibiting and maintaining a strong art foundation and portfolio. Elissa went on to Montserrat College of art in Massachusetts and received her bachelor's degree in Fine Art, with a minor in design.
After college Elissa created large scale oil paintings and murals for commercial spaces and establishments working with designers and architects, strengthening her understanding of the balance between fine art and interior design.
Elissa currently exhibits in solo and group exhibitions. Her oil paintings can be found in galleries, private homes, historical clubs and luxury home decor boutiques. Elissa’s clients include designers, architects, galleries and private buyers, and she is consistently commissioned for her oil paintings throughout the US.
“Light is never still. Neither is memory. That’s what I try to paint—what we almost saw, before it changed.”
Elissa paints with instinct, memory, and motion in mind. Her compositions are often inspired by the quiet drama of nature: skies shifting color, botanicals unfolding, reflections on water. She doesn’t aim for realism—she aims for resonance.
Press
Elissa’s work has appeared in exhibitions, galleries, and local features throughout Westchester—and beyond.
“Elissa Carroll’s new installation brings the beauty of Rye to the walls of Coveleigh.”
— Rye Record
My Process
Why Original Art Creates a More Personal Home
There’s something different about living with original art.
How to Choose the Right Size Painting for Your Space
When it comes to choosing a painting, we often focus on subject and color—but size plays a quiet, powerful role in how art lives in your space.
What It’s Like to Commission a Painting
When you commission a painting, you're inviting art into your life—not just your walls.
What Makes A Painting Finished?
Sometimes, I’m still adjusting a piece even after it’s framed and hanging in my studio. I’ll walk past it and think: that corner could be softer or that blue could be a little warmer. It’s not about indecision. It’s about relationship.
How I Paint Light
Light doesn’t sit still. It moves. It softens. It shifts a whole scene without changing the subject. That’s what draws me to it—and what makes painting it a challenge I never quite want to solve.
Ready to bring light into your space?
Whether you're drawn to a piece that already exists or want something made just for you, there's a painting waiting to find its place in your life.