Elise Remender

Biography

As a little girl, Elise’s idea of a great gift was art supplies and has fond memories of her mother taking her to the art supply store. She majored in children’s book illustration and background painting for animation at the San Francisco Academy of Art, but her heart remained in painting.

Because of her training in children’s illustration, she has a background in realism that is tightly rendered. Elise paints beautiful landscapes, still life paintings and flowers, and says the beauty of the area where she lives artistically inspires her. She feels that the green environment, architecture and culture that surround her in abundance enrich her life, which then is translated into her paintings. Elise also paints abstract paintings and finds a release in them because she believes, “Realism has too many rules.”