We always joke about this, that every shoot gets better and better, but it’s true. Here are a few samples from our shoot yesterday at a sacred spot in Sedona. So much more to come. These are my favorite images I’ve ever taken. I can’t wait to print these large and make mixed media with some of these.
2023-01-30 23:04:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Had the best, most relaxing day today hanging out with my girlfriends in the hot Arizona sun. We talked about our dreams, pulled spirit cards, journaled, did arts and crafts, painted, took fine art photos, laughed, cried and played. So grateful for my friends and life.
2023-01-29 04:11:39 +0000 UTC View Post
I’m here in Arizona at the moment. I spent the last two days in Tucson with my friends at the gem shows after flying into Phoenix from NY early this week. I’m obsesssed with opals, cacti 🌵, the sun ☀️ (Sol) and all crystals. The energy is high. I’m inspired. I bought crystals for my art and I’ve never been so excited to create. Every moment, every breath, is an act of creation. I love spending time in the sun and with friends. I love spending time with one of my best friends a...
2023-01-27 23:06:33 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm an emerging female artist who is seeking help in getting my work out there. My medium is the nude human form and nature. I'm looking for opportunities with museums, galleries, portfolio reviews, PR, art fairs, publications, books, any connection to get my work seen by the right people as we live in vast physical and digital landscapes that are oversaturated on all ends. I have so much work and eternal passion. I am seeking spaces / places to share and learn. There are so many options and ...
2023-01-26 17:10:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Made it to Arizona!!! I love the sun & 🌵 more than anything ☀️
2023-01-25 22:57:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Just had the most incredible women’s watercolor and photography workshop experience a few days ago… thank you so much to all of the women who made this possible— especially my dear friend and collaborator/ artist Sasha Yoss who co-produced this experience with me and led these women on the journey of a lifetime. I can’t believe how much of a success this first event was. We are already so excited for the next. We have learned so much. Thank you for all of your support here on patreon ...
2023-01-25 00:58:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I finally invested, or rather took out a loan haha, to invest in a studio setup for my barn / studio / gallery space. I wanted to have the option to photograph people for part time income, whether that be headshots, boudoir, family portraits, or just plain fun / play time. My friend came up from the city and helped me, as he says, "assisted me," in taking these shots, partially acted as a human tripod, but also definitely got some great angles and diverse frames that would take me ages to cap...
2023-01-13 16:57:24 +0000 UTC View Post
I modeled in my studio for the first time today since investing in backdrops, lighting and cow skulls as props. My friend Michael Jones came from the city and helped me shoot… it’s so fun taking self-portraits with a human tripod, having a friend that genuinely just likes shooting and hanging. Such a beautiful experience— I love how the Polaroids came out… and of course these iPhone selfies. So many beautiful high-res images on my camera I’ll post soon 🤍 I feel so blessed 😇 2023-01-11 03:37:32 +0000 UTC View Post
I never thought I’d want to or be able to get into a freezing cold ice river… I still have a long ways to go, but I’m hooked. Even though I only made in 30 seconds or so in the water each day, I’m so proud of myself for showing up and trying. This experience makes the 50 degree cold plunge at my gym feel so warm and easy after this truly freezing water. Looking forward to continuing to push my boundaries of comfort to help my mind alchemize the mundane & pain of everyday existence...
2023-01-09 18:24:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy full moon. As we enter 2023, i become more excited each day for the possibilities and energy coming upon us. So much art, beauty, ecstasy everywhere. I am in the process of moving forward with my physical art creations, as i also have travels coming up, along with applying to galleries, and much more. So much to balance, but if there was ever a time, it is now. As I go back through my work in search of old videos for my new NUDE IN NATURE film that i'm creating for film festivals, I loo...
2023-01-06 19:47:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are a few samples from my first ice shoot I did yesterday with two of my dearest friends and soulmates on a warm winter day here in the Hudson Valley / upstate / downstate NY… what an amazing way to start the new year. I’m so excited for 2023. I feel better than ever before, spending time with loved ones, being sober, moving my body, attempting ice plunges and cold plunges whenever possible, eating healthy local food, working on so much art, making my studio space a sacred sanctuary,...
2023-01-02 15:47:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Been working hard on my art and mental health. Happy to be back in the studio for the month. Strong and stable. Creation time. Self-care time. Thank you all for your support so I can keep making art ❤️ contact me by email elsamariekeefe@gmail.com if you’d like to purchase a piece!
2022-12-28 23:15:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Embracing the cold. It is around 20 degrees Fahrenheit today here in upstate (technically downstate) NY today. I’m addicted to the sun. I do take vitamin D supplements but it’s not the same as feeling the sun on my skin. I’m trying to embrace the cold. I’m thinking of going outside naked in winter like a cold plunge but in the air.. like free cryotherapy :) A good / healthy shock to the system — it’s hard, but I’m going to try to get outside naked in nature as many days as I can...
2022-12-26 17:36:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I wrote this journal entry/ poem a day or two ago when I was happy. I feel happy and have natural highs for a few moments of each day. Sometimes the moments of peace feel longer than others. I usually feel high highs and low lows throughout each day. Stabilizing more as time moves. Goods outliving and overshadowing anxiety and fear, yet they are still there. Tears of extreme happiness and sadness overwhelm me, transitory moments as I’m trapped in this eternal liminal space —
2022-12-19 19:58:32 +0000 UTC
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Healing in the sun. I finally had the energy to take my camera out here on my friends beautiful patio and take a few self-portraits. So grateful for my body's ability to heal.
2022-12-15 02:49:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This month has been the craziest in a while. In Miami now, my body crumbling from working and traveling so much. I decided to take a few self-portrait headshots in the kitchen last night after taking some typical body and plant self-portraits in the sun earlier in the day (see next post)... even when I'm feeling sick, taking photos always makes me feel better. Updating my website now and portfolio, applying to a new gallery. Organizing my projects as much as my brain is allowing. So much to c...
2022-12-15 02:45:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Having so much fun shooting and spending time in California— I love the desert and rocks more than anything— this is definitely one of my favorite places to shoot ❤️🏜️ so grateful for everyone who has made this trip and these photos come to life :)
2022-12-08 20:10:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Sooooo many more photos to come but here are a few from yesterday!!! Had the best time in the desert with nudism tv. It is so beautiful to be a part of family friendly naturist experiences. Extremely grateful to be a part of this powerful organization 🤎
2022-12-06 17:17:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Despite spending all week with my family up high in the mountains, I had a beautiful and nourishing holy day. So much bonding, growth, learning and self-care. The more that I learn about human design and dive into the information around being a projector, the more I’m able to honor my mind and body, understanding what I truly need, I’m able to finally feel peace. Self-care, rest and alone time is something I used to frequently overlook or rush through. During this time of my life, it’s ...
2022-11-30 21:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post
A few sneak peaks from my new post! So grateful for all these women who make my life so beautiful ❤️
2022-11-25 04:30:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Grateful for all the people and places in my life that make moments so very beautiful.
2022-11-25 04:27:48 +0000 UTC View Post
[Black and white series submission]
This black and white series is a rare edit from my nude in nature collection. Most of my work consists of colorful, vibrant scenes of the human form in, as a part of mother earth. We are the earth. We are the water, trees, mountains and air. The black and white creates a present-day timeless effect, while also enhancing the conversation around duality, ultimately revealing oneness. What can be seen from the space between? Shadows, light, g...
2022-11-23 03:18:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Here are my favorite edits from an impromptu modeling moment I had with my photographer friend (@lenadi on instagram) a day or two ago. I was visiting her in nyc and we decided to have some fun shooting in her bathtub. I uploaded all of my favorite raw images from the set to my highest tier here, but here is a smaller selection of my favorite edits. I hope you like them. I know its different from my personal nude in nature work, however I'm learning to love myself in all places, shapes and si...
2022-11-11 20:24:36 +0000 UTC View Post
It is so important to sweat and detox. So grateful for my healthy friends and their infrared sauna company that helps me feel AMAZING and HIGH ON LIFE. It’s so important to surround yourself with those who you learn from and want to become. We become the people with whom we spend the most time. You are also a product of what you put inside your body and what you expose your skin, body and psyche to. The body is a temple, the most valuable instrument… every day, each year I learn this and...
2022-11-09 21:26:32 +0000 UTC View Post
some photos from a week or two ago outside of my studio gallery barn... photographs by lena of delfi, angeles and myself... some pretty intense ones i can't even post here but will be made into physical art soon. stay tuned. come visit me
2022-11-06 00:15:32 +0000 UTC View Post
see website home page for full description of this series — www.elsamariekeefe.com
2022-10-28 18:28:29 +0000 UTC View Post
In the midst of getting organized and settled into my current and new body and mind, here are a few moments and creations from the past week or two. An example of my mushroom art for a submission to mushroom people mag, lola playing in the sky at our nudism tv weekend, and the girls last night by the fire... full photo sets coming soon!!!
xo
2022-10-24 16:48:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Drenched in trauma
Drowning
Healing is normalized
Hate sedation isolation
Violence
Healing is now normal
All we do is fear
Heal
Healing from the fear
Memories drenched in trauma and despair
What are we but nothing
In our own imagination
Everything
Here are a few words that just came to me during my yoga and meditation... a reflection. Thank you all for your support. I will be p...
2022-10-23 22:17:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Just had a lovely birthday week / past weekend. Learning guitar, seeing friends and family. Naked in the sun as always. Life is finally feeling better. Amazing in fact. So much good to come. Thank you all for being here with me ❤️
2022-10-14 19:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Learning to be in my body and accept myself more and more everyday. Finding inspiration in humans and art in unexpected ways ❤️ lots of good things to come :)
2022-10-02 15:14:46 +0000 UTC View Post