Debra was born in
England
and lives among the Mountain Ash trees of
Mt.
Dandenong
. She studied Fine Art, majoring in Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT and has come late to the field of Botanical Illustration.
She is currently studying with
Edyta Hoxley
and feels she has finally found her true niche by being able to combine her love of plants, texture and fine detailed work in her paintings.
Debra has photographs in both public and private collections and drawings and silverworks in private collections in
Australia
and the
U.K.