Born in London on 1951, Maureen now lives in a small Cotswold town in Oxfordshire. Her first class Honours degree in graphic design and illustration in 2011 led her to run a successful graphic design business for 7 years before her lifelong passion for painting took over. 

excelling in botanical watercolours, she soon exhibitied with the society of botanical artists at Westminster and her botanical work was used for corporate design in Londons Royal Opera House.