Patricia (Trish) grew up in Sandringham, Victoria in a family that encouraged her love of painting and drawing. Throughout her school years she loved her Art classes but also enjoyed Science. She completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours at The University of Melbourne, majoring in Botany. She held a number of research positions in Plant Science and, while working, completed her Master of Science degree. Throughout these years she continued drawing & painting.

In 2006 she joined the Glen Eira Cheltenham Art Group (GECAG), where she took watercolour classes with Margaret Gurney, Craig Penny & Maxine Wade. She has attended many workshops, most recently with Alvaro Castagnet & several online with Fabio Cembranelli. She has been on painting trips to Italy with Ev Hales, South Australia with Amanda Hyatt, Queeensland with Craig Penny, Tasmania with Clive Sinclair & Victoria's high country with Ben Winspear. In addition to her membership of GECAG (Committee), Glen Eira Artists Society & Watercolour Society of Victoria she paints weekly with the Bayside en pleinair group.

Her work has been exhibited & sold in several Rotary Shows (including Camberwell), local community & Art Group shows & the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Recently, October 2023, she had a solo exhibition at Kinross Art Centre Toorak where she sold 16 out of 35 watercolour paintings. She has done several commission works. She loves experimenting with new watercolour techniques & subjects which is reflected in the variety of her work. She especially enjoys painting Flowers & painting en plein air scenes.

You can follow her artistic pursuits on her Instagram tag @patriciamirart.