Hazel was born in Woking and grew up in Surrey. From an early age she drew and painted, using whatever medium she found at hand. Her first sales were psychedelic posters to the Boys School nearby. From her teens she knew she wished to pursue an artistic career but had no knowledge of living artists. It was only at Art College that she realised it was possible to make a life out of painting. Glimpsing a confidential report in the secretary's office that said ‘Hazel has schoolgirl enthusiasm and romantic ideals about being an artist' provided the catalyst...

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