Currently teaching fine and graphic art at Ramsey High School, Ramsey, New Jersey, Elaine began her art career working as a promotions artist for the Ridgewood News and later the Newark Star-Ledger. Painting was first explored in Dumont High School and later throughout college at William Paterson University. These lessons proved helpful later in the 1990's when Elaine decided to go back to oil painting, studying for several years with River Edge artist Louis Sala and later several years of summer classes at the Cape Cod School of Art with director Lois Griffel. Through the years techniques have varied, palette knife painting on masonite in the Cape Cod School of Art style for several years and currently back to brush on canvas. Now a summer Eastham resident, summers are a great opportunity to paint and wind down from the hectic school year. The lighting and scenery are quite beautiful and an ever inspiring source for a canvas. Elaine resides during the school year in Mahwah, NJ with husband and friend Mike Lobay and have two sons, Mike and Tom, who are in their twenties.