Since 1997 Bella has lived and worked in Dumfriesshire in Southern Scotland. Her home and studio are now in Lockerbie.

All of her time is now devoted to painting, aside from a few weeks a year when she enjoys running face to face workshops. Since 2021 Bella also offers online classes and courses in colour, drawing and painting.
She was born and brought up in Glasgow. After school, she followed her family South and did a two-year Foundation Course at Harrow School of Art. She also has a BA(Hons) in Fine Art Painting from Norwich School of Art and an ATD from Leicester University.