Deborah McCarroll has been painting and exhibiting her expressive and diverse paintings for the past two decades. McCarroll's vibrant, acrylic canvasses frequently utilize distressed gold and copper leafs. Text is often incorporated into the compositions resulting in thought-provoking, lyrical abstractions. Her paintings explore themes of longing, serenity and isolation through rich color, metaphor and whimsy. Major influences include David Hockney, Jasper Johns and Mark Rothko as well as performance artist Laurie Anderson and glass artist Bertil Vallien.

McCarroll has exhibited in Boston, Houston and Seattle throughout the past 20 years. "The different regions I have worked in were always an influence on what I was painting. Issues relevant to the environment shapes an artist in terms emotional response, technique, etc. I'm doing the strongest work of my life, largely due to the robust environment of the West Coast and Seattle specifically."