Art Courses
Private Art School Portfolio Instruction
Painting instruction in oil, acrylic, and watercolor
Drawing instruction in all drawing media
Travel and art journal instruction
Teaching Positions
Sanibel-Captiva Art Guild
Art Study Giverny, Normandy, France
Drawing Workshops: Beverly Farms Library; Beverly, Massachusetts
Shelburne Museum of Art: One Week Workshop, Brick House; Shelburne, Vermont
North Shore Community College; Beverly, Massachusetts
Beverly, Massachusetts Recreation Department
Owner/Instructor; Garage School of Art
“As a junior in high school I felt very intimidated by what the path towards having an art career entailed. My fear of the unknown made me apprehensive when it came to preparing for the application process at an art school. It wasn’t until Valerie gave me the extra push and artistic guidance that I needed that I was able to produce and curate the portfolio that got me accepted into the Rhode Island School of Design. Her course on Observational Drawing in Graphite gave me the confidence and technique that I needed to produce my bicycle home-test. I am so fortunate to have been guided by the knowledge and care of Valerie, and I firmly believe that the program she implemented for me is what brought me to where I am today as an artist.”
Christine Green, Rhode Island School of Design 2017
Contact the Artist
For information regarding private instruction and scheduled classes send an email to garage.school@icloud.com.