Location: United States
Living in the small town of Plains in beautiful Sanders County, northwest Montana; Valerie, although mostly self-taught, spent most of 2014 under the tutelage of Leonid Afremov in his intermediate and advanced class in Palette Knife Painting. Under the pseudonym of Art by Valia, she has been painting for the last 10 years, her more recent works have all been done with the palette knife either in oils or acrylics. She has been called the most productive artist in the valley. She currently exhibits in Art on the Walls, and Artists in Paradise and other varied venues. She lives with her cat Sniper and her home is her studio, so she is always surrounded by walls full of her colorful paintings.
Under the pseudonym of Art by Valia, she has been painting for the last 10 years, but for most of 2014 she studied palette knife painting under the tutelage of Leonid Afremov. Her more recent works have all been done with the palette knife either in oils or acrylics.
A 16 x 20 palette knife acrylic on stretched canvas. FOR SALE $250.00
A 16 x 20 palette knife acrylic on stretched canvas FOR SALE $250.00
A 16 x 20 Palette knife acrylic on stretched canvas. FOR SALE $250.
Capturing the first frost on the Norfolk Broads. A16 x 20 palette knife acrylic on stretched canvas. FOR SALE 250.00
A 24 x 30 Palette knife oil on stretched canvas. FOR SALE 400.00
A 16 x 20 Palette knife acrylic on stretched canvas. FOR SALE 250.00
“Quayside”
“Back Fence Hen Party”
“Catch of the Day”
“Winter in the Fens”
“Let's Go Walkies”
“Winter Walk”
