Elyse Campus Cohen, who professionally goes simply by Elyse, has gained an international reputation for her luminous watercolors, particularly her close, updappled images of flowers.  Constantly seeking to expand her visual repertoire, Elyse has travelled the world in search of exciting new images to share with her collectors. 

In all of Elyse's works, light plays a defining role.  In her street and park scenes, strong, cleansing sunlight produces an intricate counterpoint of shadows.  Her floral works show the delicate indirect play of light, translucent illumination and shadow, conveying an undertone of spirituality in nature's beauty.  She used to do plein air paintings, but now works from photographs she has taken.

Although Elyse has gained a loyal international following, she says that her only artistic triumph is that of "the mastery of my craft through hard work, sacrifice, and pure devotion."