Heidi has studied watercolor painting with various instructors here on the Cape since 1995. She has a diploma in visual design from The School of the Worcester Art Museum/Clark University, where she majored in photography and graphic design. She had studied oil painting in school, but had no experience with watercolor.

Heidi moved to the Cape in 1991. She loved the look of watercolor paintings she had seen in local galleries, so decided to take a class. "I was amazed at how difficult it was at first. Watercolor has a mind of it's own, and the hardest thing to learn, is to leave it alone and let it do it's thing. It constantly fascinates and surprises me in every painting that I do. I strive to capture the simple beauty and colors that surround us here on the Cape. I want to create serene paintings that one never tires of.

She is an artist member of the Creative Arts Center in Chatham, and the Cape Cod Art Association, where her paintings have won awards in juried shows. She is also a member of the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and the  Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.

Heidi and her husband Al are aquaculturists who raise oysters in Pleasant Bay, Orleans.