She admired her older brother's artwork from the time she was a young girl, anxious to follow in his footsteps; however she was unable to attend the art academy, leading her to later develop her art skills in a self-taught way.
Against all odds, after raising her three boys alongside her husband (of now 50 years), she found herself artistically in her 30s where she rediscovered her love of art, developing into the renowned artist she was—having dedicated herself artistically to acrylic paintings on canvas for almost four decades.