Kansas born and bred, Elnora’s work reflects the colors, patterns, and shapes of the prairie. She is inspired by the prairie, the mountains and high desert landscape of the American Southwest. The clear air, saturated colors, and natural landforms have all become part of her artistic vocabulary. Elnora is inspired by the relationships between the natural and the built environment that help inform her work. She utilyzes personal photographs, found images, various papers found and handmade, acrylics, watercolor, and all kinds of mark making tools to create abstracted landscapes and still life collages.

She has spent many years in classrooms with children creating art and learned volumes about art making simply by observing their authentic and honest approach to ideas and materials.

Elnora holds a BS and MS in Art Education—Pittsburg State University, spent 30 years as an art instructor—K-12 Public and Private Schools and is a Signature Member—National Collage Society