http://www.valgalart.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:59:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=83 My main gig: “Houscapes” portraits of homes and landmark buildings in my signature colours and style. This is Malcom Leo’s home and is obviously in the Hollywood Hill’s. It is one of the those beautiful old spanish style homes I am so fond of. Now I am working on ... http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=81 http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=82 Today my “Topanga Nights” print is featured on the Artwork for Room showcase. This image started out as a Tea Label for 3 Tea and Tonic. http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=79 The voices inside “The Light Stays On” found their way into my heart and I loved painting this image of the “magic cottage” for Karen Jasper. I hope you can treat yourself or someone you know with a copy available through Amazon.com or BarnesandNoble.com. Magic Cottage copyright 2008 Valerie ... http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=77 Here is the finished Fred Segal Fun Style Candy Box. It was a lot of work but I am pleased with the outcome. You can put candy or other fun things inside and it makes a cute gift cuter. http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=76 Great old-school kids’ album… nice arrangements, ear-catching melodies. “Home” could be a song Paul Simon forgot to record! And check out the Sublime/Sugar Ray-like “Favorite Son (Every Day)” … oughta be on a kids’ show or movie soundtrack. - Warren Truitt, Children’s Music that Rocks Tobocman’s a southern California musician, and “Home” ... http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=74 Here is a small painting for the holidays in my Etsy shop . A small child’s first snow. My shop is located on the left side link titled: Valerie Gallerie 2 http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=71 This is a new illustration I made for my Scribble Guild Group. The wonderful artist Andi Butler picked the colour scheme that we used and we decided on a winter theme. We are producing some postcards to send to clients, patrons and friends and we each will have a 5.5 ... http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=70 Lucy the Elephant is the world’s largest elephant and the only one in America designated as a National Historic Landmark. She was built in 1881 by James V. Lafferty, a real estate developer with a knack for promotion. Standing six stories tall, weighing 90 tons, covered with 12,000 square feet ... http://www.valgalart.com/blog/?p=69