Often her work will offer the viewer a place to reflect on a more spiritual level with nature as well as carefree relaxation. As a child, Deborah was alway know as the "one who could draw" so there was not real starting point to her drawing experiences. Many art courses, and lots of practice just followed naturally.

A watercolorist since she started her painting career somewhere around 1975, Deborah-Anne has taken a new direction from the peaceful California landscapes she was best known for. Inspired by Art Nouveau, stained glass windows and many great contempoary artists and illustrators, she is finding a new style of  figurative art combined with sensuous elements of nature.

The questions Deborah is asked most often are how long does it take to paint a particular piece and where does she come up with her ideas. Ideas come to Deborah from everywhere around her. "My brain is constantly seeing things in my surroundings  and putting them in a painting. A particular bunch of rocks and sticks, or a fence, or tree stump might become backdrops for fairies, dragons or other fantasy beings.

Ordinary things put into another context can become extraordinary. Just about anything can spark my imagination and result in  an idea for a painting. I start with that simple concept, build a basic composition, and then perhaps add in some different elements that might further tell the story. Then I let the idea 'stew' for a while."

Even with all the planning Deborah does, she leaves herself enough leaway for changes as the painting progresses. "My paintings never end up like I envision them in the beginning. They take on a life of their own and I often have to change some of my plans." After all of the time that  goes into the concept, a larger painting usually takes about five to eight full eight-hour days of actually painting, often with as many as twenty glazes of colors to create the vibrant, sparkling colors she desires as well as the sharp focus detail.