Mural artist Deborah Parker smiles as she puts the finishing touches on hydrangeas and sunflowers on the once-drab walls of a charity's book shop.
The 59-year-old from Port Stephens has painted three sides of the building with bright rural scenes in a matter of days, despite living with constant nerve pain from an illness in her 20s.
She paints fast, with 30 years' experience as an artist and teacher.
