Deepali Kapatkar is an impressionist painter and works primarily in oils and pastels. She paints both en plein air and in studio from photographs that she takes during her travels. She likes to tell colorful stories of everyday life through her paintings and photographs. Although Deepali has a formal degree in Architecture and Interior Design, she was a stay at home mom raising her two children for a number of years. But her fascination with the play of light on shapes, tactile beauty of different textures, and vibrancy of color translated seamlessly in the pursuit of her career as an Architect and Interior Designer during her two year sojourn in India in 2008 - 2010 when she returned to work briefly. While in India, she had the opportunity to see the artwork of some of the famous and accomplished contemporary Indian artists. Their artwork inspired her and kindled her desire to paint seriously after she returned to the US in 2011. Although it was very daunting to paint en plein air and finish a painting alla prima, she quickly learned to enjoy it and became passionate about it.

Deepali is an award winning artist and has been juried into various shows across the Bay Area and the Nation. She is a Signature member of the Society of West-Coast Artists and an associate member of the California Art Club, American Women Artists, Outdoor Painters Society,The Pastel Society of West Coast, the Northwest Pastel Society. She is represented by Shrishti Art Gallery in Hyderabad, India. Her artwork can be found in private collections both in the US and her native India.