Elena Borstein (American 1946) currently lives and works in New York City and the Adirondack Mountains. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, she received her BS from Skidmore College and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. She is Professor Emerita from York College, City University of New York.  She is known for finding interesting perspectives in architecture. Instead of looking at architecture of the past, Borstein focuses on the architecture and its relationship with the landscape. She uses both pastels and acrylic paints for which she developed an airbrush technique, laying down hundreds of thin layers to create luminosity in the painted surfaces.