 Seath’s oil and watercolour paintings were primarily in still life and landscape, exploring colour and adding abstract elements to everyday scenes.With her father’s failing business, chronic health issues and later separation from her mother, Seath joined the workforce right after high school to help support her mother and four siblings.She spent two decades as a commercial illustrator for various newspapers, the "Montreal Witness" and later the "Montreal Star, c"onstantly improving with supportive mentors at the companies.