Miesje has been studying the great artists all her life, and has been honing her own creative skills since childhood. Working in many different mediums she has gone from pencil, to pen and ink, watercolor and now acrylics. Miesje has had some professional instruction, but prides herself in being mainly self taught. Many of her influences come from artists such as Matisse, Monet and Gauguin.

Miesje Roelants was born in 1960 on Vancouver Island, even as a small child, Miesje observed the world differently, an uneven childhood could have ruined the spirit of this artist but, being a direct descendent of "Her Grace Mary Duchess of Sutherland", gave Miesje the strength to hold her head high.

Now living in West Vancouver BC, Miesje is married with one son and two step-daughters, and has traveled the world extensively with her musician husband Dave Taylor. These travels lead her directly to one of her childhood dreams where she was able to go to Monet's Garden, in Giverny, France. She will treasure this emotional moment, as she was able to literally walk amongst the inspiration for so many of the paintings she loves.

Miesje is a member of the North Vancouver Arts Council and has paintings hanging in private collections throughout BC.