Specializing in portraits in oil, Valerie also enjoys painting and teaching still-lifes. Her love of people is easily recognized in her soft, life-like portraits. With her easy-to-follow teaching style, every painter, from beginner to advanced, can glean valuable knowledge about successfully painting portraits, no matter how much they've painted before. Valerie encourages those who may think that they can't "do" portraits to give it a try. Her favorite saying is, "Everything's easy…once you know how!"