Beach House
Sunlight, softened by time.
A horizon softened by the mist and stillness of the Sonoma shoreline.
Color & Light In Motion
Elissa Carroll is a painter based in Rye, New York. Her work is rooted in close observation—of light, movement, and the quiet shifts in nature that often mark a moment in time. Working primarily in oil, she creates impressionist, abstract paintings that reflect her surroundings and the feeling of being present within them.
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.