Mariska read Social Psychology at the University of Amsterdam and was tempted to do a PhD in Decision Making Behaviour. In the end she turned to her true love - the Arts. Whilst having her three children, she completed her BA and MA in Art History, majoring in art from the 17th century Dutch Baroque, at the Courtauld Institute of Arts in London. She started as a College Lecturer, but soon began offering art historical lectures, museum visits, courses and events from Amsterdam, London and New York, and since 2020 online. Mariska is a fully PTLLS accredited in the UK to teach those over 16 and lectures all over the UK, the Netherlands, the USA and Australia. After living between London, New York and Amsterdam for nearly 30 years, it has been the love for Dutch art that has connected her with people from all over the world.