5% of your purchase goes to The Nature Conservancy, working to create a world where people and nature can thrive!
5% of your purchase goes to The Nature Conservancy, working to create a world where people and nature can thrive!
I'm so glad you're here! I'm Valerie and I'm a visual artist and art educator. I create art and art lessons inspired by walking and exploring in nature.
Here's a FREE PDF of 7 Tips for Taking Interesting Reference Photos to use for drawing and painting. If you haven't seen the video you can find it here on my YouTube Channel.
Check out my new online class for teens on Outschool 2D Art & Design - The Elements of Design, $25 off Coupon Code MILOB125
On my site you'll find my art courses for teens (middle and high school students) and adults.
You'll also find my nature-inspired art, my oil paintings series, Mother Earth, and Season Portraits. Several of these paintings are still available to purchase.
Now I'm on to a new series, Bella Terra, about the beauty of the Italian landscape.
I also have a continuous series of watercolors called Human Nature Watercolors about our relationship with the natural world.
You'll find some Bella Terra Watercolors too.
5% of your purchase goes to The Nature Conservancy, working to create a world where people and nature can thrive!
I have special prints called Libertadabout compassion for immigrant families seeking asylum in the United States.
All the profits from these prints goes to a humanitarian organization called Hearts in Motion that works primarily in Guatemala.
I'm Italian, American and I love to travel! I have a particular passion for Italy. It's a country full of paintings!
I don't usually take commissions but if you've been to Italy and you have a favorite photo that you'd like a painting of, let me know!
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Thank you so much for being here. It truly means the world to me.
I'd love to get to know you and your story. Send me a message!