Elizabeth Jaeger was born in 1954 in Geneva, Illinois. She studied painting at Notre Dame University and West Virginia University. She has lived in rural West Virginia since 1978 except for five years spent in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her paintings are mainly mixed media on paper combining the translucent qualities of watercolor, encaustic and pastel.

The layers of animal, human and map shapes are influenced by the writings of Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Edward Abbey, Black Elk and the experiences of hiking and camping in some of the country's most beautiful wilderness areas. The magic of sleeping out under the stars provides the backdrop for many of the works here.