She specializes in figurative art, and she showcases women in all their glory through her work. She gives credit to her time in Nashik, which spurred the development of the figurative style in her paintings. Deepa graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from the L.S. Raheja School of Art in 1999 and pursued further studies in art at Sindhudurg Kalamahavidyalaya in Kankavli. Post her studies she conducted private lessons, and she began doing shows only recently (2016).