Noël Barker was born in Leeds, Yorkshire in 1924.  After a busy life working for the famous specialist in flower arrangement, Constance Spry, acting as a professional organizer  of parties and social functions, and raising a family, Noël Barker turned to painting in 1976. 

What had started as an instant enthusiasm became a full-time activity.  Becoming dissatisfied with the restrictions of 'conventional' art, she began to follow her own artistic instincts.  Noël has had no formal training, but the style which she developed has become very popular with the picture-buying public.

Her work has been widely shown in galleries, both in this country and abroad, and has attracted a number of collectors world-wide..