Artist Elissa Carroll has been oil painting since early childhood. She worked in studio and Plein-Air studying traditional oil painting techniques under the tutelage of a professional artist. 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 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. Elissa doesn't aim for realism in her work - she aims for resonance. 

Elissa currently exhibits in solo and group exhibitions. Her oil paintings can be found in galleries, private homes, historical clubs and she is consistently commissioned for her oil paintings throughout the US.