Isabel Silla (aka. IsabellaDelSol) is a contemporary abstract artist whose work blends deep emotion, natural textures, and the warmth of sun-kissed tones. Her artistic journey began at a young age, when an intuitive connection to colors and shapes first emerged — a passion that has evolved into a lifelong creative calling.

Though she hasn’t pursued a formal academic path in art, Isabel developed her skills through years of dedicated experimentation. Her academic background lies in business finance, with a bachelor’s degree complementing her artistic career by giving her a strategic foundation for building a sustainable art practice.

Having tested a wide range of mediums — including glass and silk paint, pastels, oils, and charcoal — Isabel originally worked in photorealism and surrealism using oil paints. As a contemporary abstract artist, her recent body of work explores textured abstraction, combining acrylics and texture paste with palette knife techniques. This shift allowed her to move away from strict visual accuracy and into expressive, story-driven abstraction, leading to her signature style: layered, earthy, and gold-accented compositions inspired by nature, transformation, and inner movement.

Isabel has created custom mural pieces for restaurants in Tallinn, more prominent among them being The Frogs mural in Kompressor pub in Tallinn Old Town during her high school years. Her paintings have been showcased in four solo exhibitions:

• The Latin Collection (2018, Restaurant Argentiina)

• The Aqua Collection (2019, Restaurant Lusikas)

• The Spring Collection (2020, Dereku Burger)

• Entre Mundos (2025, Toro Wine Bar) — a reflective exhibition exploring her transition from realism to abstraction.

Her exhibitions reflect her evolution as a contemporary abstract artist, capturing both her technical foundation and emotional vision. Beyond painting, Isabel also works with photography, videography (including drone footage), photo and video editing, website design, and social media marketing, bringing a modern, immersive edge to how her work is shared and experienced.

Each painting invites the viewer into a meditative, sensory world — a space where emotion, movement, and materiality meet.