From simple line drawings at the site come the paintings on canvas, now set in a different context, looking to communicate the feeling of these areas, the emotion first perceive when viewed. Here, the colors become expressive, the composition relatively simple. With an underlying commitment to originality and discipline, her expressive brush strokes in these interpretive paintings tend to use the spectra of warm, clear vivid colors. All of her paintings as well as her pastel and pencil drawings are original, one of a kind work.

Elsie has exhibited her work extensively both in juried and invitational exhibitions for many years. Her work has been published in Best of Acrylic Painting and Landscape Inspirations. Her paintings are in many private and public collections in the U.S. and abroad.

In addition to creating original art work, Elsie has designed and produced large scale murals, ballet and stage productions, has been employed as a graphic artist with Kentucky Educational Television, worked in arts management with the Lexington Council of the Arts (now the Lexington Arts and Cultural Council). From time to time, she has been involved with the inception and development of many not-for-profit galleries in the Bluegrass region including Artist's Attic, an artist's studio-gallery venture located in Victorian Square in downtown Lexington, KY.

Elsie has been instrumental in setting up many art fairs, juried and invitational. She has served as President of the Lexington Art League Chairperson of the LAL Endowment Fund . Elsie also served for two years as the representative for the Visual Artists at the Market in the Craft Market program of the Kentucky Arts Council.