Elisa Freda's paintings, drawings, and monoprints have long been both abstract and grounded in nature. Her work begins with observation, drawing inspiration from the trees, plants, fields, mountains, and skies surrounding her studio in New York’s Catskills. She is particularly drawn to the mists rising over the fields in the morning and the shifting light of dusk and twilight. She works in a diverse range of media, including encaustic, acrylic, oil, egg tempera, gouache, ink, collage, and monoprint.