I see beauty and inspiration everywhere - and the best way I have of translating my experience with all this beauty is to make art: I paint large, watery landscapes in fluid acrylics.
And I think a lot about food - mostly easy and delicious ways to eat a natural, balanced diet with real, whole foods. I cook, create recipes, write cookbooks and lead a small, women-focused food movement to bring healthier food into our daily lifestyles.
My work reflects inspiration drawn from the natural world, from rock formations of major rift zones to landscapes of the western plains - and utilizes a process - both technical and emotional - that moves from representation toward abstraction.
I am a self-taught chef. I grew up in a home where food and shared time around eating was valued, with a mom who was (and is) an excellent cook and where natural, whole foods were part of our daily diet.