Tricia has had a lifelong love of art and the good fortune of studing art with a number of well known artists including Peter Smales, Ming McKay, Barbara McManus, and Faye De Pasquale in addition to studying at Melbourne Polytechnic. She likes working in different mediums including pastel, oil, acrylic, pencil and charcoal. Tricia enjoys painting the natural world and portraits, especially of children and is also interested in art designed to explore issues in our society and make comments.