Born and educated in Scotland, Marianne Alexander's whole life has been split between science and art. In Scotland she worked in the sciences, as a researcher, but her artwork was so much in demand that she created Alexander Arts in 1964. Wearing a white lab coat by day, evenings often found her in attendance at various galleries where her art was on display.
When she came to the US her focus shifted and art became her primary pursuit. An all-round designer, with experience in Fashion, Interior, Graphic and Stage design, she first became known for her portraiture. Her sculptures and paintings are found in private collections all over the world. She did not forget the sciences, however, and when a number of friends started having cholesterol problems she began some serious research. She found that although a great deal had been written on the subject, the information was hard to get through for the lay person and not well cross-referenced. She also discovered that many life-style factors relating to high cholesterol were not well documented, or even ignored. Spurred on by a friend's dangerous LDL levels she began compiling information and "Living High on Lowering Cholesterol" was the end result.
Always a story teller, soon her fantasy figures and art work became a part of a collection of tales, and the writing has gone on and on. Marianne is currently working on several illustrated children's books for Bookmice.com
Marianne lives with her son, Richard, who is confined to a wheelchair. Daughter Laura is a frequent visitor, and they are likely to get up to all kinds of creative mischief together since Laura is a talented photographic artist in her own right. Between caring for Richard, Marianne spends much of her time creating and illustrating her stories. Many of these are performed for charity.
She also writes for "Pug Pen", a magazine devoted to the care and doings of pugs. She is entirely owned by a pug called Max, who "helps" at the computer by resting his nose on her left hand while she types and promptly falling asleep! You can read one of Marianne's delightful Max stories below.
She is a board member of a local theater group and often creates the backdrops and other props for their plays along with producing and editing their newspaper, and managing their website. Her hobbies include trying to catch up with sleep and throwing parties every once in a while for no reason at all!
