Artist in oil and watercolour, mural and film-set painter, writer and teacher. Born into an artistic family in London, she attended Chelsea School of Art from 1946, then from 1952 the Royal College of Art, studying under Ruskin Spear and specialising in mural design. When she left in 1952 she married a fellow-student, Jeffrey Hoare and began teaching. Taught in various art schools in Britain and America, including the Central School of Art, St Martin’s School of Art, Cambridge School of Art and Yehudi Menuhin School. Also taught from own studio and took painting groups to India. In 1953 had first one-man show in foyer of Royal Festival Hall, followed by others in Barbican Centre, Sally Hunter Fine Art and Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Sunninghill.