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"Soft cover, 11x8.5, 72 pages, full color. This book presents a 40-image sampling of watercolor artist Valerie Patterson's ""Art To Start The Conversation"" portfolio. With meticulous hyper-realism, these images combine intense emotion with an artist's attention to relevant detail. Patterson's images transcend the merely decorative, to illustrate the thoughts and ideas in personal, social and political realms that suggest stories and invite contemplation. Each image presented is paired with the artist's commentary covering such things as what the images suggests, how it was created, and what situation prompted the idea. It also includes and artist's biography and artist's statement. Introduction by Renee Phillips, Curator/Director Manhattan Arts International."

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Valerie Patterson does not just paint outstanding, skillfully rendered watercolor paintings. She produces paintings that make you think: sometimes to shudder at the brutal reality they portray, other times to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of a child. I, personally, admire her ability to go way beyond simply creating art. - Sandra Hildreth, Adirondack Artist Created with a highly skilled and meticulous hand, Valerie Patterson's watercolor paintings reveal a profound intelligence at work. Unafraid to use art to deliver sometimes withering, always unhackneyed, sociopolitical commentary, Valerie manages through deft use of color and juxtaposition of past with present both to inform and challenge her viewers, exposing the vulnerable with remarkable sensitivity, compassion, and poignancy while also commanding acknowledgment of our power to change. - Maureen Doallas, Writer and Poet; Curator, Arts & Faith Ministry Luminous, haunting, raw - the work of Valerie Patterson takes hold of your heart. Her beautiful work captures the sublime moment and pulls one in to contemplate the human condition. Patterson seeks to stimulate dialog through powerful imagery and subject matter to raise consciousness and encourage positive change. - Karen M. Gutfreund, Curator

Valerie Patterson does not just paint outstanding, skillfully rendered watercolor paintings. She produces paintings that make you think: sometimes to shudder at the brutal reality they portray, other times to get a glimpse of life through the eyes of a child. I, personally, admire her ability to go way beyond simply creating art. - Sandra Hildreth, Adirondack Artist Created with a highly skilled and meticulous hand, Valerie Patterson's watercolor paintings reveal a profound intelligence at work. Unafraid to use art to deliver sometimes withering, always unhackneyed, sociopolitical commentary, Valerie manages through deft use of color and juxtaposition of past with present both to inform and challenge her viewers, exposing the vulnerable with remarkable sensitivity, compassion, and poignancy while also commanding acknowledgment of our power to change. - Maureen Doallas, Writer and Poet; Curator, Arts & Faith Ministry Luminous, haunting, raw - the work of Valerie Patterson takes hold of your heart. Her beautiful work captures the sublime moment and pulls one in to contemplate the human condition. Patterson seeks to stimulate dialog through powerful imagery and subject matter to raise consciousness and encourage positive change. - Karen M. Gutfreund, Curator

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Valerie Patterson is an internationally acclaimed watercolorist who lives and works in Northern New York. After a career spanning nearly 40 years creating and teaching art, her work now focuses on art that conveys personal, social and political messages. Patterson's paintings have been exhibited extensively throughout the United States in both group and solo exhibitions.

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