Originally Scottish, she came from Warminster to Cornwall in 1928 as a pupil of the FORBES SCHOOL and a student of the Penzance School of Art. On the basis of an initial submission, one of her works was accepted by the RA. She worked particularly on miniatures of children but also painted one of Mrs Thurstan Lane, Mayoress of Penzance 1950-51, accepted by the RA. She lived in Mousehole, and remained active in the NSA until she died.