Artist's Palette

Kids and Cats

The country of my birth is a distant memory – I left Holland at the age of seven. After graduating from Balmain Teachers’ College in Sydney, I held numerous teaching positions at many levels. I furthered my training by achieving a Bachelor of Education specialising in children’s art.

My early career as a teacher in New South Wales brought me into

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