Inspired by the works of the artists who spent their summers at the inn, she decided to take up painting as a profession at a time when women were not admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Inspireret af værker af de kunstnere, der tilbragte deres somre på kroen, besluttede hun sig for at selv at blive maler på et tidspunkt, hvor kvinder ikke blev optaget på Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi.