AILEEN BORDMAN is a filmmaker and founder of Monet’s Palate, Inc., a company dedicated to sharing the world of Claude Monet. She has been immersed in the world of Claude Monet since 1980 and has more than 30 years of firsthand experience at Monet’s home and gardens. Her knowledge and passion with respect to Claude Monet’s lifestyle, cuisine, gardens and art prompted the creation of the Monet’s Palate concept. Bordman independently wrote and produced the film Monet’s Palate.
The film has been screened from Cannes to New York, and was featured during the six-month
“Monet’s Garden” exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden in New York City.

DEREK FELL has written a series of books about the great Impressionist painters that has received wide acclaim, including Renoir’s Garden, The Magic of Monet’s Garden, Cezanne’s Garden and Van Gogh’s Gardens. For six years, Derek hosted the popular QVC television garden show Step-by-Step Gardening and publishes the monthly on-line gardening newsletter, the Avant Gardener. He lives with his wife, Carolyn, at historic Cedaridge Farm, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. There he cultivates gardens inspired by the Impressionist painters.