Lissa used to say “Medicine is my hemorrhage, but art is my transfusion.” Now, her life as a gynecologist and as an artist form a perfect marriage. Helping women get their mojo back at the Owning Pink Center inspires her art, and The Woman Inside Project demonstrates how she also uses art as part of her healing practice. Many who view her art...
"I wasn't always an artist.  I taught myself how to paint, and a previously undiscovered part of me was born. At one point in my life, I thought I had to choose between art and medicine, but I now know that the marriage of the two is what feeds me. Medicine inspires my art, filling my paintings with life and meaning, while painting is my...

The Woman Inside

The Woman Inside
When you experience The Woman Inside Project, my goal is that each of you not only see the beauty within these women, but that you see the beauty within YOU.

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Plainsong Series

Plainsong Series
Life birth pushing pulling with gestural lines, simultaneously drawing in and letting go.

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Galleries

Galleries
Lissa's art is available for viewing and purchase at galleries around the country.

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Delta Series

Delta Series
An expression of relationship dynamics around me, color becoming figurative, in peace or in friction.

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Installations

Installations
Lissa's encaustic imagery displays beautifully in a variety of settings, privately and public viewing.

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Encaustic Art

Encaustic

The Complete Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax

Master the encaustic medium so that you can focus on what really matters – the joy of creativity and the messages you wish to spread with your art.

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