 Her skill in the medium was soon apparent and easily recognised from its distinctive style, and it wasn't long before her work was noticed as a result of small exhibitions in local libraries in Darwen and Blackburn.This provided the opportunity for her first major exhibition of more than 30 paintings in Manchester.This first exhibition was an opening-night sell-out, which would become a common occurrence at future shows, some of which attended by contemporary artists such as L. S. Lowry and Vladimir Tretchikoff.