Fremont F. Ellis, a famous landscape painter, was born in Virginia City, Montana in 1897. His father was a nomadic dentist and theater operator who traveled from the bustling gold towns of the American West to the metropolitan cities of the east. Ellis began painting at about twelve years of age although he had little art instruction or formal education of any kind. He had his first art showing in El Paso, Texas while still in his teens and was immediately praised for his work. However, his father thought he should have a profession along with his art work, so he studied optometry and had his own practice. But he wasn't happy with the life of a businessman, and after visiting friends in Santa Fe, New Mexico, he decided to make his home there and pursue his art work seriously. In 1921, Ellis joined with four other young painters in Santa Fe-Josef Bakos, Walter Mruk, Will Shuster, and Willard Nash-and together they founded an art society called "Los Cinco Pintores." They called themselves modern artists who encouraged freedom of expression and they made a definite impression on the art movement in Santa Fe. The group disbanded in 1926, but Ellis continued painting until his death in 1985. He showed his work actively in Santa Fe and Los Angeles, his unique impressionistic style earning him a large and dedicated following. His work is in many museum collections including the Museum of New Mexico, the El Paso Museum, the Art Institute in Lubbock, Texas, and the Stark Museum in Orange, Texas. Barbara Spencer Foster is a third generation native New Mexican. She grew up in the shadows of the Manzano Mountains where her ancestors had settled in the 1800s. She is the author of "Girl of the Manzanos," "Pecos Queen," "Fire in the Bosque," and "Santa Fe Woman," all from Sunstone Press.
Heartbroken after a break up with a guy she thought was 'the one', 47 year old Bambi Smyth embarked on a very special round the world trip - one where she would combine her big love of travel and her even bigger love of food with her desire to find true love. Bambi sets out to find a date in every country and find out how closely each of the men resembles the national dishes of their own country. It's a journey of self-discovery, where what started out as a fun way to shake off the blues becomes a diverse, sometimes disastrous, sometimes fun and flirty, and sometimes just plain weird adventure that tests Bambi's powers of self protection and takes all of her very engaging wit to persevere... This is a truly hilarious, charming, heartfelt book, containing very recognizable truths about the perils of dating strangers, as well as some great description of national foods, drawing fascinating parallels between the sensuality of food and sexual relationships.
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