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Karena Elise

Karena Elise

Karena Elise is an abstract painter based on the West Coast.

There’s a quiet moment at the beginning of every painting—just water, canvas, and the pull of memory.

current explorations

flow state coming soon

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I think I will bow out and find a new social home. If you want to stay in touch, drop your email in a DM and come find me at karenaelise.com

#art #artist #byebye

With social media getting a bit wonky these days, I want to let you know about a change I am making. From now on I will only share progress snapshots and sold work on socials. If you would like to see available work, head to my website. If you want t

I make these mini paintings as a way to ease into painting larger pieces. It’s a way to play with color combinations, gestures and marks with little consequence. And sometimes they turn out so beautiful they become their own finished work.

Mi

The Bali Air Collection will be on view for NV Energy Employees and guests through May 2025

Thank you to @iamsierraarts for the opportunity to show with their Galleries At Work program.

Flamingo migrations inspiring knew color combinations

These minis are some of my favorite things to create. I get to play with new color combinations and am always pleasantly surprised at what happens.

Minis are always available to buy and come framed and signed for $65

My work is in a show in Reno through November 30. Artist reception dates and details on second image.

Summer evenings in the desert when the sky just isn’t ready to give in to the night. The starts are coming, the moon is glowing, but the deep blues are held at bay.

she doesn’t have a name yet, but damn, she’s pretty.
13x15
acry

I don’t know yet what her name will be but she is magic already

#art #painting #abstractart #desert #summer

back in the saddle

#art #painting #desert #summer

I make tiny canvas color tests before every big painting. These beautiful little beings help loosen me up, let go of perfectionism, and test out my crazy ideas. Every once in a while I decide to send them off into the world to live their own lives, a

This one is probably my favorite of the Reno Series so far. Can you see the volcano? I only saw it after I stretched it and now I can’t unsee it…

#volcano #desert #reno #painting #art #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting #fineart #

Desert sunsets will always have a place in my heart.

I was revisiting my journals from this year to review where I’ve been and how I’ve grown. It feels so surreal that I was on an island painting and learning to surf just 8 months ago. It feels like a lifetime ago, maybe even a past life. S

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