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.
Inspirată de lucrările artiștilor care și-au petrecut vara la han, ea a decis să preia pictura ca profesie într-un moment în care femeile nu erau admise la Academia Regală daneză de arte frumoase.