At school my teacher told me that my work reminded her of Lowry, a British painter from Manchester. After graduating as a teacher, I did a little oil painting in England and also in Nigeria, where I won prizes. I took a long break from painting during my marriage, but started again seriously in 1998, in Finland. I have done a 3 year art course at Espoo Centre of Adult Education and countless courses. I've had countless personal and group exhibitions since 2000, mostly in Finland, but also in France and Estonia. My gallery is at www.writeit.to/ruth/gallery and I show my most recent work regularly on Facebook.