Born in Milan, she lived in a home full of color. At the age of five she decided she wanted to be a painter. A few years later someone left many boxes of colored oil paints at her home, and she taught herself to paint. She painted her first canvas when she was 16 years old. Madhalsa lives in Ibiza, Spain where she paints both canvases and glass, and gives workshops in painting and mandala weaving. Here is a link to her paintings: Madhalsa Online Gallery