I began painting in oils in the 90s with Jackie King-Cline. In the following 15 years I continued painting with some exhibiting. During that time I became quite proficient in Photoshop and photo manipulation. I also did several courses in sculpture, mostly clay modelling. In about 2006 I began painting in acrylic, mainly large abstracts (90cmx90cm) and a few years later I began print-making - drypoint and aquatint under Theresa Pateman at the Institute in Hampstead Garden Suburb. Unfortunately most of my teachers go on to work elsewhere or independently and I am looking for new fields from September 2013. I have begun to work with SoulCollage(R) and have taken a facilitator training. I hope to run some workshops in this.I am always making things - cards, pictures, photos.And I love poetry - mainly transcendental stuff, or funny stuff.my website is: www.valpainting.com and I will soon be up and running with www.soulimaging.com