My background is in finance and management with a master's degree in business administration.

I also studied botany at University and later graduated from the Margaret Saul School of Botanical Art in Brisbane, Australia.

I was a finalist in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize in 2006, South Australian Museum, Adelaide and also in the Margaret Flockton Award 2009 at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney.

My work is held in private collections in Australia, the USA and Europe.