Maureen lives in Kilmore  North of Melbourne Victoria.  Maureen commenced oil painting lessons for two years  with local artist Pauline Cross in 1987 at the Living and Learning Centre in Eltham .  She had lived in the area for approximately 30 years.
She moved on to take lessons in oil for 1 year  with another local artist Noella Clohesy at the Diamond Valley Arts Society.  She didn’t enjoy the medium so further instruction followed comprising two terms of watercolor experience with well known Australian Artist Herman Pekel and two years with Giselle Bolitin Maynard.  Maureen is mainly self taught in the wet on wet style which she finds exciting and challenging. 


Solo Exhibitions -  Eltham Library
                               Fire Station Ivanhoe
                               Volumns Eltham
                               Rivers Nursery Yarrambat 
                               Willira  Gallery 
                               Heathcote Winery
Maureen’s art has received several awards including;​

First at St. Francis Xavier  Montmorency Watercolor
Second Heidelberg Arts Society Watercolor
Second Slovenian Art Exhibition 1993  Watercolor
Second Northern Region Art and Craft Watercolor
Best Watercolor Diamond Valley Arts Society 1997
First Diamond Valley Arts Society  Watercolor 1999
Highly commended 4x5  Watercolor
Best Watercolor Banyule Heritage Tom Roberts Award
Best Watercolor Diamond Valley Artists Society 2005
Best Pastel Diamond Valley Arts Society 2005
Highly Commended Watercolor Yarrambat Primary Art show 2005
Highly commended Watercolor Loyola College Art show 2007
Aquired painting by Bendigo Easter Rotary Art Show and then raffled off proceeds to local charities.
Best Water colour Kalkallo 2010
Best painting in Kilmore Agricultural Show 2010
Peoples choice award Kilmore Art Show 2010
Best Water colour Kalkallo 2011
Best local content Kalkallo 2011
Best Water colour Heathcote 2011
Best local content Kalkallo 2012`
Highly commended – Broadford 
Acquisition Heathcote 2014
Presidents Award Kilmore Agr. Show 2014
Best in Show Heathcote 2015
Best Watercolour 2015 Kalkallo.
Best Watercolour Kilmore Art Expo 2017
Peoples choice Award Heathcote 2018
Best W/C Kilmore Expo 2018 
Painting of Kilmore View chosen for the Victorian Wine Festival 2018

Maureen enjoys portraiture using pastels.  

Her paintings are in collections in Germany England and the United States.  She exhibits locally and is well known for her loose spontaneous style.
She loves a challenge and loves to paint figures, flowers, boats, landscapes, seascapes , buildings  and native birds.

 Maureen has taught watercolor to children and adults at the Diamond Valley Arts Society for a number of years. 

Maureen now teaches Adults water colour at home in all subjects.  She has also run workshops with the Echuca , Plenty Valley Arts, Heathcote, Seymour Art Society,  Diamond Valley Art Society,   Yarrawonga Art Group  and Kilmore Art Society