She was educated at home, by both French and German governesses, and attending Mrs Power's school, leaving to teach her younger siblings.
Techniques such as free brushwork start to appear in her paintings, including Procession at Josselin and Cathedral at Diest.
This is further complicated by the fact she often assumed the style of other artists, but this openness seemed to make her work unique in Ireland.
She continued to travel into her 70s, exposing herself to broad and new artistic influences and collecting modernist paintings including Matisse and Pablo Picasso.
This broad experience was influential on younger Irish artists such as Grace Henry and Mary Swanzy.
Following the death of her mother in 1925, she moved into an annexe at the home of Evie Hone at Marlay House, Rathfarnham.
[2] Her art collection was auctioned off after her death, with the funds raised being donated for the repair of the roof of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.