Truda Mordue: Born in Hursley, Hampshire, Truda Mordue studied art at Poole Art School and Bournemouth College of Art and achieved considerable success at portrait paintingin miniature. from 1957 she exhibited at the Royal Academy and other art galleries for several years. Her interest turned to wildlife painting and the Medici Society publishes her animal and bird pictures as greetings cards. She lives in the West Country where she and her husband John share a love of music and gardening.