Independent professional artist. Accepts commissions for portraits of people, pets, places, and person preferences. Works in oils, pastels, watercolors and acrylics, colored pencils, various printmaking media, mixed and experimental media.Elle has extensive teaching experiencesince 1968 starting with Co-ownership of Madison Art Gallery and Palette Studios where she taught evenings classes in drawing and painting. From 1984 through 1989 Elle taught a variety of art classes at Hanover College including art appreciation, drawing, photography (black & white), printmaking, and Western Art History. She has given classes through Village Artist's Workshop during 80's and 90's including life drawing, all media classes and special workshops in portraiture in oil.

Fine Art production: specializes in paintings in oil, colored-pencil, watercolor and mixed media of People, Pets, Places and Paraphernalia. You may see her works at J. Graham Brown Campus Center and Fine Arts Center at Hanover College, The Madison Art Club Gallery, The Wallen Collection, Elle's Art Studio ...art lessons available by request. E-mail: ellesmith@aol.com.

Art gallery

Non-profit organization to promote visual arts in Southeastern Indiana. One of the oldest continuing art organization in the state of Indiana. Primary goal: educate the general public and offer a venue for upcoming and established artists.

Director of a regional visual arts gallery in southeastern Indiana.

Director of Greiner Art Gallery and art collection.Subjects taught: Oil Painting, Drawing, Introduction to Art, History of Western Art, Printmaking, Art Appreciation

Co-owner, gallery manager, portrait artist, instructor of drawing and oil painting, business accounting, art consultant and framing consultant