Fine Art Oil Paintings

Chris Adessa is a Contemporary Realist whose studio overlooks the San Francisco Bay in the historic ICB building in Sausalito, California.  Born in New York State, she was drawn to the San Francisco Bay Area for its magnificent beauty and gentle climate.  

Rooted in a deep sensitivity to presence, gesture, and memory, her series Everyday Sacred honors the overlooked details of daily life—objects, rituals, and spaces that hold emotional gravity despite their seeming simplicity.  Her work has been shown in museums and galleries and is collected internationally.

Please enjoy her art.

“Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.”— Henry Ward Beecher