2021
Artist Comments
"I spend all summer long at my studio on a big lake," shares artist Valerie Berkely, "and the shoreline is often a favorite subject. In this piece, I first applied a heavy texture creating a complex surface for scumbling alla prima oil paint wet on wet."
About the Artist
Valerie Berkely uses her finger tips as brushes to create her abstract paintings. For Valerie, the art is all about the process, the paint, her mood, and the moment. She admires the artist Wolf Kahn, who once said, “the picture is the conclusion of an experiment in which the hint of an image becomes actuality." Like Kahn, Valerie’s paintings combine pictorial landscapes with painterly abstraction. The vibrant primary colors capture the hues of the sun rising and setting, and the texture of her fingers across the surface divides sea, land, and sky. There is something very dreamy about these works, exemplified by their color, texture, and atmospheric quality. Valerie’s first “art epiphany” was seeing Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Bowled me over! I actually fell down. And I knew I was to become a painter.”
Words that describe this painting: shoreline, lake, summer, shore, trees, water, impressionism, seascape, representational, oil painting, blue
Up North Dreamscape
Valerie Berkely
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2021
14 in. h x 11 in. w x 1.5 in. d
3 lbs. 0 oz.
Shore Line Drama, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An impressionist view inspired by the Great Lakes of North America by artist Valerie Berkely. Using her fingers, Valerie forms a gentle rendering of crashing ...
Oil
Pretty Pastel Sky, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Valerie Berkely offers a dreamy, light-filled atmospheric scene in soft gradient hues of purple and orange. She captures the glowing twilight with a gl...
Oil
Summer Day, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Valerie Berkely presents a dreamy summer seascape. The warm color palette and gentle movements stir sun-soaked memories and carefree beach vacations. W...
Oil
Play Misty for Me, Abstract Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Foggy mists wrap the shore in the early morning, shrouding the waves as they vanish into the horizon. The soft, pale colors imbue the scene with a soothing and dreamlike ambiance. Artist Valerie Berkeley...
Oil
Tide Coming In, Oil Painting
By Teresa Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A view of the tide coming in near the artist's home. "When the tide is out, there is a lot more beach and a lot less water," Teresa says. "A calm painting wit...
Oil
Marsh Movement, Oil Painting
By Valerie Berkely
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Valerie Berkely offers a dreamy, atmospheric scene that guides the eyes toward the distant horizon. The rich pastel hues evoke a sense of autumn tranqu...
Oil
Dreaming Coastal Dreams, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Darlene Winfield
Located in Yardley, PA
Dreaming is a big part of life, without it we can only envision the future as it comes to us. The most amazing dreams often come while walking a beach. Is it the power and vast exp...
Oil
Away From It All - Textured Abstract Acrylic Landscape Painting
By Dina Gardner
Located in Boston, MA
Away From It All 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.0, 8.0 lbs Acrylic on canvas Hand signed by artist Artist's Commentary: "I love the texture in this piece. Starting with a pink canvas, I created t...
Acrylic
Time to Coast, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Darlene Winfield
Located in Yardley, PA
When life seems as though it is moving too fast for you, and you need to take a 'break'. It is time to coast that will rejuvenate you to continue your journey. Walking the beach an...
Oil
Water Way, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Darlene Winfield
Located in Yardley, PA
With a view of the horizon this 'water way', shows you the way. We all need a little direction at times and the flow of water is a natural 'sign'. :: Painting :: Impressionist :: Th...
Oil
Shoreline II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Teresa Smith
Located in Yardley, PA
A mosaic of light dances along the bay. Patches of alizarin, blue and green create patterns of color. This impressionistic oil painting began with an oily, drippy gold underpainting....
Oil
Morning Calm, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Filomena Booth
Located in Yardley, PA
This original, semi-abstract acrylic palette knife painting is stretched on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas. Only the finest professional quality acrylic paints were used in the cre...
Acrylic
