Elaine Hardie is a local artist who lives in White Plains and works primarily Watercolor. As a licensed Art Teacher she taught on the secondary level in the New York City school system as well as in the Graduate Art Department of the College of New Rochelle. Her paintings have been exhibited at the Silvermine Annual Art of the Northeast Show, the Mamaroneck Artists Guild, the Northern Westchester Watercolor Society Shows, the Oresman Gallery and other local exhibits. She has been involved as a volunteer in many local art programs which are dedicated to helping young artists. The watercolors in this exhibit represent the work of several years and exemplify the artist's interest in the versatility of the medium. The possibilities of the various techniques have provided an ongoing challenge in portraying her favorite subjects – people, flowers and landscapes.