She began her career painting miniatures, after she had gained a degree at Exeter College of Art and Design. She then taught art in a number of schools in the south of England and left her final post in Jersey to return to Devon, where she had been born. Alongside her portrait painting she paints whimsical landscapes in the unusual medium of egg tempera. She has exhibited in a number of galleries and has had paintings in The Royal Academy Summer Exhibitions and with The Royal Portrait Society.