Deborah has drawn since childhood and did her first oil painting of her grandfather at 15 years of age. Mainly self taught Deborah likes a variety of subjects, domestic animals and wildlife are particular favourites. Deborah was born in Hertfordshire, England and at an early age the family moved to Hartlepool for work where her parents went into business having 3 shops in the town and Deborah was educated at St. Josephs Convent where there is an influence on some of the more Renaissance style artworks. Deborah also lived in Germany for nearly 5 years where she sold her first oil paintings in Braunschweig for DM50. Deborah worked as a secretary for about 30 years until she decided to go it alone with art with Job Centre encouragement and now Deborah is a nationally and internationally recognised artist and is established artist since 2003, working mostly in oils she also has available watercolours, pastels, drawings and prints. In the early 2000's, I became a full time professional artist, starting up while I lived in Somerset. I then I moved to live in Portsmouth, where I took inspiration from the local area, along with my visits back to Somerset. I now live in Corsham, in Wiltshire, where I continue to draw inspiration from my local area, often sketching and painting in popular locations within the town.
