So many wonderful colors in nature! This was created with pencil and watercolor.

A simple recipe that goes great over pancakes or ice cream!

My submission to the Eat the Rainbow challenge: a pattern of rainbow plates of food. Original painting done in watercolor.

This is my entry to the first HandPicked Challenge, Eat the Rainbow. Instead of going the usual route of drawing fruits and veggies, I opted to illustrate another colorful and healthy group—teas! As an avid tea drinker, I really had fun doing research and illustrating the herbs, spices, and fruits that make up my favorite tea blends.

"What the hell are you eating?" I heard many questions like this, when I became a
vegetarian eight years ago.
I think it's super simple. And if you want to avoid dairy products and
eggs it's no problem at all.
Here are some tips:

A pattern made from fruit with Eat the Rainbow lettering.

A rainbow salad is an easy great way to eat a healthy diet, choose ingredients with bold bright colours!

A salad that makes eating the rainbow easier. A delicious and easy to make salad made from chickpeas, lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes, spring onions, spices and herbs with a tangy lemon and olive oil dressing, that is delicious with warm pitta breads.

Eat Your Rainbow Design Challenge- a collection of carrots! I've always been in awe of all the beautiful carrots at the farmers' markets. Delicious and nutritious!

Eat the rainbow in a build-your-own Buddha Bowl!

Eating fruits and veggies from all the colors of the rainbow keeps you healthy!

Baked Rainbow Trout with cherry and grape tomatoes, asparagus, lemon, zucchini and herbs. A healthy meal rich in omega-3.

Nature provides us with a rainbow of healthy food choices to help us feel our best. When we eat well, chances are we feel well!

Frankly, I've never heard of the rainbow diet, but instinctively I like to cook with just these ingredients. I also love colorful pictures. So what could be better for me to come up with a recipe for "the eat the rainbow challenge", to cook it and of course to illustrate it.

My father was a gentleman farmer. I invite the viewers to join me on a visit to his farm, a magical place where it was possible to eat a different rainbow every single day.