Karena Elise

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Karena Elise

Karena Elise

Karena Elise is an abstract artist and photographer based on the West Coast.

current explorations

Desert drives with windows down, beating the steering wheel to Fleetwood Mac. Moonrise over red mountains. So much sand where it shouldn’t be. Quiet sunset.

I’ve been daydreaming about driving out to this place for months and today it h

some days I wander farther

late summer, dry grasses in golden light, cool breezes after warm days, green aspen leaves just starting to yellow on the edges as I walk slowly along the path

and what if you remembered at each transition of life to approach with innocence, anticipation, and that naivety of an earlier time, before anything had ever gone wrong. who would you allow yourself to be then. how you might move through the world wi

Preview of the “buah” collection that will be available at this weekends makers market! In Indonesian “buah” means fruit, which was the inspiration for this mini series. I hope this series has you dreaming of fresh papaya and

Preview of the “air” mini series that will be available at this weekends market! In Indonesian the word “air” means water and perfectly captures the feeling of these paintings inspired by Bali in the rainy season of 2023.

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summer sand and a strawberry milkshake
18” x 25”
acrylic on raw canvas
Reno, Nevada

available

I’ll wait for you
28” x 34”
acrylic on raw canvas
Reno, Nevada

available

resting place
27” x 33”
acrylic on raw canvas
Reno, Nevada

available

I’ll wait for you
28”x34”
Acrylic on raw canvas

The pine, juniper, and sage of my home town. The red oxidized desert earth. The heat of summer, the cool shade.

Available
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I am in love with the desert, the sierras, the pines, the junipers, the raw oxidized earth. This collection will be my love song to this place.

New place, new colors and feelings to explore

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