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My name is Elsa. I’m a lens based artist who works with the human form and nature. Most of my art starts with raw digital photography of the body in natural landscapes. Occasionally I print and sell the raw photography and put the images in books, however my heart lies with mixed media work where I add paint to the image along with found objects from nature such as flowers, crystals and bones. After adding these objects to the printed photo on canvas and wood, I encase the final piece in resin.
In addition to fine art photography and mixed media work / paintings, I also create video (fine art films / documentary work) and performance art.
If you’d like to schedule a photoshoot to become the art yourself or if you’d like to acquire an art piece for your home or business, and or support my current documentary project ’Soil to Soul’ please reach out. Click here for more about my life and work in the 'about' section of this website.
In addition to fine art photography and mixed media work / paintings, I also create video (fine art films / documentary work) and performance art.
If you’d like to schedule a photoshoot to become the art yourself or if you’d like to acquire an art piece for your home or business, and or support my current documentary project ’Soil to Soul’ please reach out. Click here for more about my life and work in the 'about' section of this website.
The Nature of Reality, 2021, raw digital photograph, limited edition prints available
🎥 New documentary in the works: the story of George, an 80 plus-year-old gardener whose wisdom ties the health of the earth to the health of the mind.
🌱 When I moved from NYC to the Hudson Valley, I met George — a gardener who’s been tending the soil for 70 years. Over the past few years, I filmed his wisdom, his struggles, and his reflections on how caring for the earth heals us too. The film explores how the health of our planet and our inner lives are connected.
🌎 George is now facing health challenges, and my dream is to finish this documentary so he can see his story shared with the world.
💚 This isn’t just one man’s story — it’s a reminder that the soil beneath our feet and the state of our inner lives are connected. The film weaves together practical wisdom, spiritual reflection, and a call to care for our planet and each other.
We are all made of the same molecules, connected to the same earth. By supporting this project, you’re helping to share a message of healing — for the land, and for ourselves.
I’ve just released the trailer and launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund professional editing, festival submissions, and final filming.
If this message resonates with you, please consider donating or sharing. Every contribution helps bring this story to life.
🎥 Support the film here: (link on my website & in stories etc.) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/soil-to-soul-the-film/x/38772497#/
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🌱 When I moved from NYC to the Hudson Valley, I met George — a gardener who’s been tending the soil for 70 years. Over the past few years, I filmed his wisdom, his struggles, and his reflections on how caring for the earth heals us too. The film explores how the health of our planet and our inner lives are connected.
🌎 George is now facing health challenges, and my dream is to finish this documentary so he can see his story shared with the world.
💚 This isn’t just one man’s story — it’s a reminder that the soil beneath our feet and the state of our inner lives are connected. The film weaves together practical wisdom, spiritual reflection, and a call to care for our planet and each other.
We are all made of the same molecules, connected to the same earth. By supporting this project, you’re helping to share a message of healing — for the land, and for ourselves.
I’ve just released the trailer and launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund professional editing, festival submissions, and final filming.
If this message resonates with you, please consider donating or sharing. Every contribution helps bring this story to life.
🎥 Support the film here: (link on my website & in stories etc.) https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/soil-to-soul-the-film/x/38772497#/
#indiefilm #documentary #earth #mentalhealth #community #psychospiritual #psychology #spirituality #soiltosoul #gardening #georgejacobs #holistic #health #holistichealth #holistichealthcommunity #hudsonvalley #newyork #upstateny #upstate #healing #garden #soil #soilhealth #outdoors #film #rawfootage #raw #winter #spring #summer #fall #autumn #seasons #astrology #ageofaquarius #aquarius #nyc #elsamariekeefe #michaeljones #communitybuilding #upstatecommunity #earthing #music #musician #singing #song #voice #inspiration #femaleartist #femalefilmmaker #local #supportlocal #supportthearts #seeds #ancestralwisdom #ancestors #elders #supporttheelders #energy #lifegiving #lifesaving #beauty #gratitude
New Work. Continuously available on Patreon. Thank you so much for your support.
The Star Card from new Tarot Series (page coming soon)
Drowning Earth, Watercolor on Paper, circa 12x18," 2025 -- part of PAINTINGS series
June 16, 2025 Performance during Art Basel, Switzerland -- Photos by Gerald Käßberger.
https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/kulturplatz/video/art-basel----gigantische-malerei-von-katharina-grosse?urn=urn:srf:video:27651755-1deb-4e3a-a861-94b21d4220ea
"WHY AM I ALIVE?" (part of 'words' series), 18x24" dyesub metal print with aluminum backing and brace w/ gold spraypaint, 2021
A few recent works above and below. See other page links or click through menu bar (three small lines on top corner of page) for more samples / series.' Updates available on instagram and series / life / personal information & intimate work shared on patreon. Your support and patronage is integral to my practice and I have eternal gratitude for those of you who have supported me over the years.
My work is primarily categorized as 'fine art.' I approach each photograph from a documentary perspective, working with friends, family, strangers and naturists around the world, promoting health and wellness through grounding and connecting with the earth.
I also take on client work of all kinds whenever the opportunity arises, check out the 'client work' section of my website for more information and feel free to reach out with any ideas, needs or desires! Email me for pricing and to book a photo session: elsamariekeefe@gmail.com
We Are Gods circle 1, 2023, 24x24" (click here for full page series)
Multiplicity of Selves [Pioneertown I.], 2023, multiple sizes, digital photograph
One of my series is called 'Multiplicity of Selves,' which looks at the multiple personalities or 'sides' of our self that we all experience on the inside and outside. From peace, love and liberation to anger, rage, fear and disillusionment, how many ways do we present ourselves? The intention here is to show the beauty and depth in the multiplicity, coherence in the chaos.
One of my series is called 'Multiplicity of Selves,' which looks at the multiple personalities or 'sides' of our self that we all experience on the inside and outside. From peace, love and liberation to anger, rage, fear and disillusionment, how many ways do we present ourselves? The intention here is to show the beauty and depth in the multiplicity, coherence in the chaos.
Color People, 2023, multiple sizes, digital photograph
This is part of my series with humans covered in colored hand prints / body paint. I had a vision in a dream over ten years ago of a woman in front of a waterfall with colorful handprints on the skin. This is an ongoing subsection of my greater body of work. Body paint has been an accessible way for women and men to pose nude in photographs without feeling extremely vulnerable if they haven't experienced naturism before. This image was taken during a new moon women's healing circle and photoshoot during Summer 2023 in the Hudson Valley.
Innervisions, 2023, 19x13,” digital photograph on archival paper with acrylic paint — [part of 'paint on photos series']
This self-portrait was taken in California in Spring 2023 with cacti, one of my favorite plants to spend time with. I painted this image months later in the snow-covered mountains of Vermont while trying to readjust to nature and isolation. The musician I was staying with, gave me two records to look at, one called Innervisions by Stevie Wonder and the other called The Natch'l Blues by Taj Mahal. I studied the imagery on the covers and painted these shapes based on the music playing around me and the colors and shapes on the album covers. We are all native to planet earth.
This self-portrait was taken in California in Spring 2023 with cacti, one of my favorite plants to spend time with. I painted this image months later in the snow-covered mountains of Vermont while trying to readjust to nature and isolation. The musician I was staying with, gave me two records to look at, one called Innervisions by Stevie Wonder and the other called The Natch'l Blues by Taj Mahal. I studied the imagery on the covers and painted these shapes based on the music playing around me and the colors and shapes on the album covers. We are all native to planet earth.
Laying on Top of New Large Scale Mixed Media Piece, Humans: the most dangerous animals (see below for full image and close up)
The Most Dangerous Animals, 2023, 12x15', Digital Photography on canvas' with paint, tarot cards and blood
This is my largest work of art to date. Hanging between the railings in my former New York studio, I finished it just a few days before moving out in the autumn of 2023. Merging humans, animals, paint and objects was an extremely cathartic process. I was able to walk and crawl around the canvas on the floor and paint with my body, one of my preferred methods of working. The scope of this art, when seen in person, is quite moving. This piece included images from my ongoing nude in nature collection which I collaged onto the larger canvas. I added paint, tarot cards and my own blood to complete the piece. I would like to be creating at this scale or larger where possible.
This is my largest work of art to date. Hanging between the railings in my former New York studio, I finished it just a few days before moving out in the autumn of 2023. Merging humans, animals, paint and objects was an extremely cathartic process. I was able to walk and crawl around the canvas on the floor and paint with my body, one of my preferred methods of working. The scope of this art, when seen in person, is quite moving. This piece included images from my ongoing nude in nature collection which I collaged onto the larger canvas. I added paint, tarot cards and my own blood to complete the piece. I would like to be creating at this scale or larger where possible.