The local newspapers wrote glowing reports of her exhibitions: "This lady is proficient in water colour drawings"; "we have been again favoured with an inspection of a few of her latest and best efforts on canvas. Conspicuous amongst them stood out an exceedingly pretty view of a portion of the Sorell Causeway, with Mount Wellington in the distance. The perspective is perfect and the tone decidely good."

Eliza was elected as a member of the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877. The local newspaper commeted "that in the Argus account of the seventh exhibition held a few days ago (March 1877) she is one of the three ladies whose works are noticed."

Eliza died in Sorell, Tasmania in March 1894. She never married.

Here are 4 examples of her unfinished work (click on each for a larger image):

Glenorchy, Stanway, April 24th.

My Dear Fannie,

We were very pleased to get your letters, I would have answered sooner had not so many untoward circumstances prevented.

We were glad you had such a pleasant passage across, & found all well at home.

From the account you give of the pictures they must indeed be wonderfully improved.

Your Aunt Anna has a few unfinished sketches of your Aunt Eliza's, which your cousin Tina Mc Bain sent her and your Aunt, I think that perhaps you might like to have them, and be able to work them up, if so would you say now she could send them to you.

Mrs Butler was pleased with your kind message and asked after you, she hopes you will go and see them next time you come over & we hope it will not be long before you do so.

Tomorrow is the horticultural show in Glenorchy, everyone who takes an interest in it is very busy preparing tables of fruits and flowers, I fear yesterday's rain must have done damage to some of the things.

At present I have no intention of going to it, I always come home very tired and disappointed, one cannot find any one you want to see, neither can you get near the exhibits the place is so crammed, besides I dislike a crowd, your Aunt Anna likes it, so of course she will go, besides she always manages to get plenty of .......(undistinguishable), as I told you, I do not take........(undistinguishable).

Some weeks back we went to Bellerieve for a fortnights change, I returned home at end of this time, for my domestic was having fine games in doing all sorts of mischief losing the key of the house for one thing.

Your Aunt Anna stayed another fortnight she enjoyed it, I daresay it did her good. We are doubtful whether this letter will reach you as the heading of your letter is "Derwent" Dison St - but we remember your said you lived at "Malvern" so we shall chance it finding you.

With kind love from us both to you all
Believe me
Your affectionate Aunty
Eleanor Mary Blyth