"The Wounded Warrior in the Snow", a history painting, was bought by a private collector and won her a state travel grant when she was 17.

当她17岁时，一位私人收藏家拿出了她的一幅历史性油画“雪地中受伤的勇士”，这幅画顿时为她赢得了长途旅行的捐赠。