Born in Scotland in 1958 she studied painting in Florence under Simi.
In 1985 she moved with her family to the south west of France where
she lived for 18 years. The light and colour of the landscape was a constant inspiration.
Following visits to the Atlantic coast she made fluent lively studies of shellfish
and sand in the pull of the tide, and also the movement of shoals of fish.
In 2003 she moved to Catalonia where she continued her observations of the sea.
In 2005 she moved with her family to rural Devon where she continues to work.
Her paintings are widely admired and held in collections
in the UK, Europe, Australia and North America.
