. ▁Her ▁father ▁was ▁William ▁El very , ▁whose ▁family ▁owned ▁El ver ys ▁Sports ▁store ▁in ▁Dublin . ▁Her ▁sister ▁Be atrice ▁El very ▁( 1 8 8 3 - 1 9 7 0 , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Be atrice , ▁Lady ▁Glen avy ), ▁was ▁a ▁painter , ▁st ained - glass ▁artist ▁and ▁sculpt or . ▁ ▁El very ▁trained ▁at ▁Dublin ▁Metropolitan ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Hi bern ian ▁Academy ▁school , ▁but ▁" prom oted ▁the ▁notion ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁' self - t aught ' ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁to ▁marry ▁Hob art ▁Kay , ▁FR CS ; ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁they ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁Port ▁Elizabeth . ▁ ▁Art istic ▁career ▁Kay ▁was ▁a ▁founder ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Province ▁Society ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁C raft s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁she ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁British ▁Col onial ▁Society ▁of ▁Art ists . ▁She ▁painted ▁and ▁made ▁et ch ings , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁her ▁et ch ing ▁Rom ance ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁Queen ▁Mary ▁at ▁the ▁Domin ion ▁Art ists ' ▁Ex hib ition ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁She ▁travel led ▁widely ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁and ▁sketch ed ▁as ▁she ▁went , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁commission ed ▁to ▁make ▁many ▁port ra its ▁of ▁may ors ▁of ▁Port ▁Elizabeth , ▁many ▁of ▁them