My art represents all
of what I’ve been, all
of what I’ve seen
and much of what I’
with me through
pain, joy, chaos and
calm. As I’ve
traveled through
each of these
human events it has
allowed me
opportunities to
reflect that which is
too great to carry
alone and enabled
me to provide a
translation for what
an experience, face
or vision has
communicated to me.

When a painting
allows its audience a
moment to step
away from daily
living and pause to
smile, cry or smirk I
feel success. Most
often the subjects  
present themselves
naturally and
demand
representation;
other times a simple
form, movement or
sense plays through
my mind for a time
until it feels either
ready to be revealed
or needing to be
examined, pursued
and solved on the
canvas. Inspiration
comes from
something as simple
as a child’s smile or
as great as the
genocide within the
Sudan.

The acrylic medium
naturally suits me
and offers me the
ability to manipulate
texture and
incorporate it into
the voice of the
work. I love both the
depth and the
freedom that acrylics
offer. My Darfur
series reflects both
the pain and hope
that I see existing
simultaneously in
the eyes of the
people of Darfur.
Painting this has
presented a
challenge to me by
requiring that I
eventually solve the
“simultaneous”
puzzle and
adequately
represent their
message of both
incredible pain and
simple hope.
The people of
Darfur have much to
teach each of us.

Thanks for stopping
by.

Valerie
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EYES OF THE FUTURE
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