Elise Okrend

Mixed Media, Painting, PaperOctober 28, 2025<October 28, 2025

A Portrait of Place

by Lauren Stepp

Local artists honor Asheville’s wild and wonderful spirit From her River Arts District studio, pastel artist Elise Okrend has watched black bears amble past…

What Artists are Doing NowMay 4, 2020<May 8, 2020

Elise Okrend

by Asheville Made

Elise OkrendMedium: paintingWedge Studioseliseokrend.com What I’m Working On: My husband Phil and I have been collaborating on a series of videos pairing my pastel art…

MEDIUM, Mixed Media, PaintingApril 1, 2019<August 2, 2020

Pastelist Knows the Road to Peace is Paved with Good Intentions

by Elise Lasko

Elise Okrend’s canvases are far from private. They’re on daily display for thousands at a number of major hospitals, including locally at Mission in…