At the age of 19 she went to Paris working there as a model and mannequin. After 5 years she returned to her homeland and went to the school of Arts. In 1992 she finished it and she moved to the south part in the country. In the meanwhile she got 2 boys and start living with her partner on an old farm in a small village.She combined her life with modeling, teaching, painting and motherhood. On the farm she also had the opportunity to keep her horses. In her art horses were a constant theme for a longtime. She has painted many famous horses and their riders in commission.But also her past as a model gives her inspiration to paint women in their beauty and strength.