Lisa designs and paints to capture the glow of the sublime. She grew up by the beach in Santa Monica, mesmerized by the velvety sand beaches and the glitter of the sun on the sapphire sea. Much of her inspiration comes from departed artists: Maynard Dixon, N.C. Wyeth, Childe Hassam, Richard E. Miller, Konstantin Korovin, Lovis Corinth. Impressionism and German Expressionism inform her use of texture and color.