Blog – Valeries Gallery

16 Jun

My Cosmophilia !!

My hubby always says I start saying something very backwards — and I do. Just another of my annoying Aquarian traits I suppose. I possess many annoying traits I’ll admit but now at my age I’ve finally stopped...

16 May

Jacinda

Well CHINK CHINK to you Jacinda !! I raise my wine glass to you !!. I think most people will agree – whatever their political beliefs – that you have done a sterling job so far…..I have to say...

01 May

What am I Thinking !?!

So it’s Friday morning 7.07am on May 1st 2020 and I’m about to launch a new range of jewellery that I have been tinkering on for the last 6 months. It’s 4 days in to Level 3 of Lockdown...

13 Apr

Valerie’s Gallery Live Art Class – week 2

Happy Easter everyone and here is my second live-streamed art class for kids and my students….. happy painting and don’t forget to leave comments and email me with your creations

Acrylic Painting, art, artlive, athomeartclass

05 Apr

First live-streamed art class on YouTube !!

For someone who used to perform and skate live in front of people for years I found this really nerve wracking !!! But the feedback from the folks who joined in was very positive and confidence boosting. So I’m...

Acrylic Painting, artclass, artfromhome, athomeartclass, colour wheels, lockdown, nzlockdown, watercolour techiques

01 Apr

Interruption !!

When Hubby interrupts your very intense artistic moment…….Interruption3 Interruption

26 Mar

Zumba Gold promo

I’m not going to even mention the ‘C’ word — and I’m not talking about Christmas….!!. All I’m going to say is that every Friday morning that NZ is in lockdown – and perhaps beyond that, I will be...

09 Mar

New Tee Design of Billie Eilish

The watercolour sketch of Billie Eilish actually came out better that I expected and looks really quite amazing with the irridescent metallic qualities of the paint. — I know I’m such a magpie !! — but I just can’t...

26 Feb

This is SOO me !!

So while researching other Print On Demand companies worldwide ( as Society 6 doesn’t actually have great mark ups for the artist btw !) I discovered Printful – another POD company with 3 centres worldwide and much better profit...

06 Feb

In My Own Headspace – the Creative Process

Some people (not many thankfully) – but some, do think that creativity is button that you can switch on and off and something you have control over. Every, and I mean EVERY artist I’ve ever spoken to agrees this...