Valerie Smith

I've been painting most of my life in watercolour. I paint for pleasure and am largely self taught, but over the years I took myself off to residential art courses to study under various teachers whose work I admired.

Recently I've been working from photos I have taken on my travels and am particularly drawn by the contrast of light and shade that sunshine creates, along with somebody enjoying an activity.

This year I've also been inspired to paint abstract work in acrylics and using collage. Something completely different but exciting for me.

Should somebody feel uplifted looking at my work, then I couldn't be more delighted.