Valerie loves animals, the natural world, and charming subjects. Her early work revolved around watercolours of her kids and pets, followed by acrylic paintings of the same, finally branching out into animals in sanctuary and their natural environments. Valerie likes to paint in order to promote the organizations and causes she cares about, including the Centre for Whale Research, the Whale Sanctuary Project, the Fauna Foundation, The Jane Goodall Institute, Takaya’s Legacy, and Hockhockson Farm. Her paintings are inspired by the strength of animals who suffer at human hands, those who are lovingly taken into care, and those who thrive in the natural world. She also loves trees of all stripes.