British born and with family roots in Cornwall, Cook felt she had finally come home 25 years ago. Cornwall’s rugged industrial landscapes, beautiful coastlines and rich mineral heritage have driven her creatively for all these years. However, it was only after a succession of untimely bereavements and changes to her life that she picked up a paintbrush, discovering a positive way to process her grief. She has painted prolifically since, producing a large body of highly personal work connecting her love of the natural world and human emotion, with a focus on texture and the transformations of age and decay.
Over the years she has had work in collective and solo exhibitions physically and online and recently been part of a collection of works in Nicola Wild’s book ‘Women, Inspiring Quotes and Artistic Responses’ and is one of the featured artists in ‘The FLUX Review – Edition 3’ which is ‘an authoritative and inspirational publication showcasing talented contemporary artists’.
