Stillness, Motion, Memory

Art that holds onto the feeling before it disappears.

I’m Elan Kesilman, a predominantly watercolor artist based in Hot Springs, Arkansas. My work began with portraits and figures—faces and bodies with something to say. Over time, my subjects have expanded: glints of light on glass, the sun setting over a nearby lake, the moment a child’s eyes brim with happiness and wonder. I paint these things to hold onto them. To remember how it felt.