Welcome to your
SOFT PLACE TO LAND
WELCOME TO YOUR
SOFT PLACE TO LAND
Whimsical, elegant landscape originals & commissions
Whimsical, elegant landscapes & commissions
Hello Friend!
I’m so glad you’re here.
I am a mom, lifelong creative, sentimentalist, and nature lover with a passion for helping you find peace through artwork.
I was struggling with some personal circumstances that felt all too heavy and I had no words to express my heart. My mother-in-law suggested that I give soft pastels a try because my background had been in chalk art and hand lettering through my business, Lily & Val.
It was love at first layer of beautiful pigment! When words failed, there was art and beauty.
Although physically changing what’s going on around us might not always be a possibility, I can help you find a place to rest your weary eyes. We can enjoy a whimsical, mental escape into other worlds of wildflower meadows, billowy clouds, trickling streams, or dappled-lit paths.
More importantly, though, art can connect our hearts to parts of themselves that may have become lost in the shuffle of everyday life. It is a gentle reminder to sift through the noise vying for our attention and recenter us on who we are and what matters most.
I look forward to connecting with you about an original painting or commission!
Hello Friend!
I’m so glad you’re here.
I am a mom, lifelong creative, sentimentalist, and nature lover with a passion for helping you find peace through artwork.
I was struggling with some personal circumstances that felt all too heavy and I had no words to express my heart. My mother-in-law suggested that I give soft pastels a try because my background had been in chalk art and hand lettering through my business, Lily & Val.
It was love at first layer of beautiful pigment! When words failed, there was art and beauty.
Although physically changing what’s going on around us might not always be a possibility, I can help you find a place to rest your weary eyes. We can enjoy a whimsical, mental escape into other worlds of wildflower meadows, billowy clouds, trickling streams, or dappled-lit paths.
More importantly, though, art can connect our hearts to parts of themselves that may have become lost in the shuffle of everyday life. It is a gentle reminder to sift through the noise vying for our attention and recenter us on who we are and what matters most.
I look forward to connecting with you about an original painting or commission!
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If you are feeling a little lost in your purpose, desire to slow down, in a period of transition or pivoting, love art, the simple things, nostalgia, soft pastel, and all things nature, then you are in the right place. I desire for my emails to be a salve for your heart.
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Lose yourself in the whimsical elegance of Valerie’s soft pastel landscapes. You can almost smell the flowers and feel the dappled sunlight dancing across your face as you escape into magical scenes of meadows, clouds, and glowing trees.
