Deborah Nicol works primarily in Acrylics. She started her artistic endeavours with pencil portraits, quickly moving into Oil Pastels and Oils, then expanding into landscapes and paintings of children. The art slowed as her family grew but she continued with pencil sketches of many subjects. In recent years she has moved into Acrylics and finding her true passion in Abstract venues.  She uses many colours that are emotive of the sea, the shore and the woods. She is influenced by her surroundings, family and friends. The thoughts and feeling of the artist appear in the work and hope to strike a chord with the viewer.