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COLLECTED WORKS

Abstracts, still life, collage, mixed media

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Paintings

Dinner in the City >

2021
Gouache, pen & pencil on paper
9 x 12

Paper Apron began as the food portfolio of Kim Byer.

< Home cooking in Paris.

I hope you're not hungry.

Much like the first rule of grocery shopping, food photos are tricky to navigate on an empty stomach.

Please proceed with coffee and a big slice of cake or wine and a bigger slice of cheese.

My Story

Louise's Lemon Chess Tart

Cover and food spread

This is my Grandmother's lemon chess pie recipe. I modified it slightly for this article—as a tart with a pressed almond crust on the bottom and a sugary gingham chessboard on top. I like to think she would have approved.

One of my favorite parts of magazine work is the ability to share family recipes. It's a small way of honoring those who loved me so much that they fed me delicious meals and taught me how to cook. That's true love, you know.

Covers

Columbia Living
March April 2021 >

SERVICES

I produce food articles (recipe development, styling, props, & writing) and deliver beautiful, print-ready, natural-light food photography. I'm available for all-inclusive editorial assignments. I also sell my art.