Elise Rise is a visual artist based in Brooklyn, NY.

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(00:00) NYC Longing & Origins

(02:10) Studio at Four

(04:20) Unicorn Hustle to Portraits

(06:25) Parents’ Support & Art History Mom

(08:40) High School Mentor; Liberal Arts vs Art School

(10:55) Choosing Princeton

(13:15) Instinct, Impulse, and Nurture

(15:35) Painting as a Way of Thinking

(18:05) Surviving NYC: Money vs Art

(20:40) Pandemic Pivot to Creative Direction

(23:15) Keeping Craft Separate from Career

(26:05) Ritual over Feast-or-Famine

(29:00) Make Art First: One Hour Daily

(33:10) Flow State, Presence, & Starter Habits

(39:00) 9 a.m. Accountability, Sobriety, Resets