Eliza is a professional artist who discovered her talents in her later years, as many do once the hustle and bustle of raising children and workday life finally subside. Her talent was quickly recognized and after graduating from the Milan Mastery Program, she developed her own voice as a strong and independent artist. Her artwork combines her love of animals from growing up on a working farm in Australia and her passion for seeing the inner strength and beauty in us all. Being raised on a farm is not all sunsets and baby animals, with often the harsh reality of life and death, along with the influences from the power of Mother Nature, shaping her character into an independent and capable woman. In her early career she became a Woolclasser (wool grading) in the Australian Shearing sheds when women were few and far between. Breaking into a male dominating industry presented challenges that she had to adapt to if she was to survive. No room for wilting flowers in the Aussie bush life! She became a prominent and highly respected worker of many shearing teams, and ultimately spent several decades in an industry that once would not allow a woman to even enter the building. This very diverse lifestyle led her to have a unique view of human nature, seeing strength when all hope seemed lost, and understanding that our inner strength is what really matters. This is evident in her portraits that show beauty and strength, and her animal artworks that show powerful emotion in the natural world.