I enjoyed learning the reality of that statement. Life is beautiful when i keep that in mind. Thank you, Valerie. I appreciate you for sharing your mastery with us
"It's time for new masters." Well said! These days people are so afraid to just TRY something new or get involved into a hobby deeply because they're too busy weighing the hypothetical pros and cons worrying too much about the future. Sometimes you just gotta let go and get lost in the process to discover what you truly enjoy.
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
I imagine many of us are wondering if you are well and hoping that you are. And as followers of your creations we respect your time very patiently and wish to hear from you soon! And if not here, we are glad to have met you and you will continue to inspire us in our own creations. Thank you again ❤
Yo también espero que se encuentre bien ❤️ se extrañan mucho sus videos a los que tanta dedicación y alma les pone, estoy muy agradecida de haberla conocido a traves de esta plataforma a miles de kilometros y saber que compartimos el amor al arte y todos los procesos que nos llevaron hasta aqui
I think the best thing we can do is wait ‘cause we don’t know what else could be going on. I will keep waiting here while watching previous videos and if she doesn’t upload then it’s okay she still inspired me a lot in life and I’m grateful for that ❤️
@@user-577Mnn1I agree. She knows she has so many people that love her, she should at least let us know that she’s alive. This worries me, another artist I love, Nephrosoupp, died in January. I just found out about this and so it makes me worried about Valerie… :(
When you said "Anything that is important to me, has to be done with excellence. Always aiming for Mastery, whatever I do, even if it's just for fun. I just like to see what I am capable of doing, and I fall but I still retry it over and over. I approach everything with respect, and when you do things with respect, valuing those things, you do them great" I felt like "I HAVE TO WRITE THIS ON MY WALL". This was such a great thing to listen to, I hope I can as well reach this mindset soon, you are great, Valerie ❤️
@@staristajacobsen I believe wanting to give your best to the things you do is not toxic, it can become if you put too much pressure on yourself for that. But as she said "I just like to see what I am capable of doing", there isn't a pressure to be the best or better than someone else, it's just discovering how good you can be at that
I could sit and listen to your thoughts all day Valerie 🥰 You talking about water reminded me of a poem i came across yesterday called Fear by Khalil Gibran. It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages. And in front of her, she sees an ocean so vast, that to enter there seems nothing more than to disappear forever. But there is no other way. The river can not go back. Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence. The river needs to take the risk of entering the ocean because only then will fear disappear, because that’s where the river will know it’s not about disappearing into the ocean, but of becoming the ocean.
Thank you for reminding me of Khalil Gibran's beautiful writing. I've started reexploring poets & spiritual writers & forgot about him! This is so deep & beautiful, I'm going to read more of his works. I don't know if you've seen The Good Place, but it reminds me of "walking through the door", that concept of becoming part of the ocean. ❤
Too much these days we got lost in the stresses of society, that we sometimes forget what wonders life has. You are the pillar and reminder to always look deeper and search for that which gives bliss from within, like appreciating something as normal as water whereby we are able to find symbolism within that teaches us something completely new about life. An reflection withing a reflection. Thank you for reminding me how beautiful life can be.
Every artist needs to try making paint at least once! Even making a tiny amount of egg tempera using powdered pigment gives a valuable perspective on the history of the craft, and helps us appreciate the vast variety of affordable, ready-to-use colors available today. The process we see here involves the same essential steps as large-scale manufacture- the mortar & pestle and glass muller apply the same crush and shear forces as the triple-roller mill we use in factory-made paints. We see Valerie conducting small-batch testing, taking careful measurements, and recording results here just like our paint chemists do. Note that she is using protective equipment where necessary- every artist needs to judge their own ability to observe proper safety measures and whether their studio can accommodate the process they intend to use. Some things like sun-thickened linseed oil can be done practically anywhere, but amber varnishes and heat-bodied oils are extremely unsafe to make except in a well-equipped laboratory or manufacturing facility.
As a professional, I totally agree with this. One of the first things I learned when I studied Conservation & Art Materials is to be very cautious when handling chemical matters. Natural doesn't mean harmless... And I remember I had very bad experiences at the beginning before loosing the habit to smell everything (ammonia is one of my worst memories 😂 )
I can't possible be the only one tearing up over this. The message that is being given in this video touches my soul on such a deep level. It inspires me to create and learn more! -Truly makes me happy, thank you.
YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE, LOL............SHE'S ALMOST FLAWLESS, IF IT WAS POSSIBLE......... I DO MY ART BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1AM & 7AM UMHMMM, MOST TIMES AM DOING THAT, I HAVE """VALERIE VIDS""" PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND........I NEVER DO THAT WITH ANYONE ELSE'S. SHE COMES ACROSS AS BEING SUCH A HUMBLE SOUL, SHE'S REALLY A JOY TO TUNE INTO !!!!!
I truly missed you! Love your mindset and your artistic approach to painting. I'm old now, 71, that is in respect for a career, but you inspire me to experiment and let my mind flow with my imagination. For the most of my life past, I have been a parasite, as you describe, and I long now to break free, completely free with my art! Oil painting has been my main stay, but recently have tried watercolor and Gauche. Thank you for inspiring me!!
I am from india... And as every indian parent my parents too wanted me to pursue neet or jee The most respectable exams over here in science stream. .. I love art and creativity. ..I was lost in this rat race ...thank you very much to inspire me again
“It is time for NEW MASTERS” indeed! You are one of them! Thank you for inviting each and everyone of us into your SPECTACULAR WORLD! Your Artistry, Storytelling, Authenticity are your ever so SPECIAL GIFTS TO SHARE. 🎨🧑🏼🎨🖼🎁🌎💝
Literally your videos are nothing less than inspirational movie,the production music choice every thing is soooo elegant and royall...i can't tell you how much you inspires,your art,your talent..your videos are themselves art,and just yesterday i finished watching stranger things and i saw you watching stranger things and i feel soooo good...
You make some of the most thought-provoking videos I’ve ever seen in my life. Just the way you story tale is amazing. When you say what you did about processed foods, I can relate to that so much. I feel like it even affects my ability to create. I do not create as much if I’ve had a lot of processed food in my body day after day. Your voice is so calming and relaxing. Keep doing what you do you’re inspiring so many of us
I get to see you introspect and read to understand yourself, and by putting this out to the world helping others as well. As an artist its a huge deal at least for me, I'm so nervous and anxious to write online or share my works even, You share your process and thoughts. Each video so enriching and beautiful. Thanks Valerie:) You deserve the best and all the success. Ive been drawing for 20years now, yet very few works here and there are up. Im also anxious about Social media etc and I freeze. I was made fun for drawing in the realistic way in college and somehow I always think whats the point of it. Then I came across you, Ive been watching your uploads from your second video upload, I look for your name and keep looking for new ones. Also, I re-watch many of them. In my 20's I remember having much clarity. Then I Feel its been beaten out of me coz people around me constantly compete though i never wanted to, all i wanted to do is work and earn a living. Now Im in the crossroads, I wish I can earn purely by drawing and painting not dependant on anyone, but not everyone is Valerie to make beautiful content. Not sure if you have shared before or you mind sharing it how old you are, I ask as you seem to be many years younger than me, yet such a wise little one you are Valerie. (Edited )
i wish so much to live and see life the way she does instead of wasting my days at a work i hate and get home so tired that i have no energy to do what i really want
I will say this, there are still old masters to learn from, they are not gone people just don’t care to listen because they think they know it all. Also the there is a story about Michelangelo , he visited an art school and the students were drawing their own drawings and he asked why, because in his day they would copy the masters over and over again. I think that is important copying while learning and then branching out to learn your own style. I fully adore your style of mastery, and being excellent in the small things as much as the big things, very inspiring ❤
The thing you said, about old masters being old and that we now need new masters, is so true. People are so fixated on being ''like the old masters'' or even ''better than the old masters'' but really what everyone should be is different from the old masters. They've done their best, now we need to do our best. Art history is being written as we speak and the only thing we could do ''wrong'' is being so fixated on the past that we don't discover the future (of art). Thanks for the amazing video as always Valerie :)
Your thought about understanding water is understanding life is absolutely reasonable. Every living individual is made out of a certain amount of water, we humans even more than 50 percent (I think?). Water is always moving and changing just like life. We look different every day, in our early years our skin is soft and keen but as we grow older we get wrinkles, you know? 😅 Just like the autumn leaves. In the beginning green, later in beautiful colours and in the end they are dried out and crinkled. These changes are caused by water. So understanding water is basically understanding how every living individual, no matter if animal, plant or a human being, is constantly changing and moving. I hope this was well understandable. I also just wanted to say how important your videos are to me as a "growing up artist". It inspires and calms me so much to see you creating. I'm sure that you are an important person in my art journey and you are basically living in my dream room, so:))
Yes I agree with what you said... Being an artist is so much more than stacking paint on a canvas... ! Truly being an artist is a- being in love with life! Indeed feeling deeply everything a Fascinating experience! ❤ Thanks for sharing all the sensitivity and deep thoughts.❤
I like what you say about observation and empirical discoveries. I just came back from a week long trip to visit some family, and I forgot my phone at home, so I ended up spending an entire week without it. That meant that I suddenly had way less distractions than usual, and after a couple of days, I was bored. I was putting myself limits with thoughts like "I don´t have access to reference images to draw what I want, so I might just wait until get back home" and things like that. But then I said, well, the world is full of references and I don't need a phone when I have eyes to see and legs that can take me to different places. So I started observing the world around me, and the plants and trees in the garden, and drawing a lot from life. And just reflecting on things. I felt like I could do anything I wanted to, like I understood a little more clearly the essence of things. And all because I was bored. What I'm trying to say with this is how important it is to observe to get to the underlying theme of things. But also, how we must create the circumstances that allow this to happen. And to get bored, I think, is necessary for us step out and just observe. I like that you remind us the power of observation and just being ,Valerie, because it is something I find is very fleeting in the environment we live in. Thank you for your videos c:
I found my best friend in you..everyone around me used to treat me boring and would force me to stop doing something saying all that is unnecessary...and I silenced myself to the extent that I forgot who I am! After watching your videos I feel like there is someone like me out there, I wish I found you earlier or found you in my real life as a best friend, anyways I am happy to know that YOU are there! LOTS OF LOVE Valerie🧡...all your thoughts reflect so much deep inside me, I am able to bring them back to light again because of you!
HI VAL, YOUR "PHYLOSOPHY, ART, & POETRY" TO ME IS SUCH A THIRST QUENCHER, IT EQUATES ONLY TO MY "3 AM CUP OF COFFEE", LITTERALY, ITS HARDLY DISCRIBABLE........I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VIDS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE'S, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE IN TODAYS WORLD TRUELY """1 IN A MILLION""".............YOUR SMILE YOUR ART YOUR WARDROBE YOUR COLOR THEMES, ALL OF IT, YOU ARE LIKE MY LITTLE ""GERMAN ART ANGEL"" LOL, SURELY THATS A GOOD THING.....SO, YOU BE SAFE, & KEEP ON CHURNING THE ARTS........MUCH LUUUUV FROM THE SOUTH CARIBBEAN !!!! 🇻🇪🇹🇹🇻🇪🇹🇹🇻🇪🇹🇹
انتي ساحره تحولين الاشياء العاديه الى اشياء جميله ، لم اندم يوماً على متابعتك شكراً على مجهودك اللذي تضعينه في صفحتك واود ان اخبرك ان هناك عدة اشخاص يتابعونك من السعوديه نحبك كثيراً صديقتك نوره ♥️♥️
Never have I met anyone who understands Life better then you. It's a real Blessing to watch you live it, Thank You for sharing the way to live it! Namaste❤
You are literally a piece of art. I hope that you write a book one day. I would buy that book. Thank you for this video, it's very inspiring and engages deep thought.
When you said that understanding water has to do with understanding life, I somehow know exactly what you mean, yet I also can’t exactly put it into words. Every aspect of life and existence in some way can be compared to water’s behavior. The way it has the ability to be soft and hard, fluid and solid, as transcendent as the clouds and as grounding as a river, ever changing yet ever persisting, remaining individual and yet connecting to the greater. I once wrote a short story some time ago in my attempt to sort out this thought but it ended up coming out just as ambiguous as in my head lol. It had been some time since I visited that thought, and I thank you for bringing it back to me. I hope you keep contemplating and searching and eventually find the answer, I think there is a deep wisdom in it. Beautiful video as always.💕
i couldnt pick one perfect thing to say about your video so i joined patreon instead. youre my first pledge and you couldnt deserve it more. thank you for leading by example and being so inspiring
Yes!!! It's Valerie time 🤗🤩✨❤️ Dear Valerie, I felt so happy when you showed the process of creating a pigment, like a child that was watching a magician. I want to learn it too one day. I think that the parasite thing applies to the Ai art now: Ai art cannot really create art, it can just take the work of real artists and kinf of... Assemble it. I think that what you have explained here is the key to not be destroyed by Ai art
very often life puts so many obstacles in front of us that impede us to really sit with our creativity and creative journeys, and the eventual mastery of them. Economic, work related, trauma, emotional, such an array of obstacles can hold us back. Seeing how you chase mastery in everything you do, in such a DIY way, is very inspiring and it gives me hope that, despite the many obstacles, all of it is still out there, doable. ❤ much love from Uruguay❤
I loved this video, it is always hard to explain to people that art is simply about everything. Mastery, understanding, making progress and not being destructive, I find all your words so beautiful. It happens that I forget about the value of creating, because being an art student is sometimes discouraging , but this video is going to remind me the importance of our craft and profession. Just thank you, Valerie!
So true what you said about art being much more than smashing art on the canvas. Exploring the meaning of art makes us better artists, and helps us learn about ourselves and the world around us 💗
I just replayed all of your videos in the background while working on my 3D art school assignment! And your words and the music, and having you as company helped me through!! THANK YOU! ^^ It's amazing listening to you talk about art and the importance of it, while grinding on it myself. So so motivating
I really enjoyed when you said "art is reflection of the human being and the human being is everything" idk that just really struck out to me and I just really appreciate you sharing your art and process with others. thank you:)
It's so nice to finally hear someone put these thoughts and concepts into words and make them sharable in a cohesive way. I feel the same about everything you say but have not found, or even properly searched for a way to share them. Thank you for leading a way and making it a lot easier for the rest of us to communicate these ideas/ truths. ❤🎉😊
Your videos mean so much to me. Thank you for the time and effort you put into what you do. I feel like I’m watching a craftsmanship of implementing love and meaningfulness into art and into every aspect of life. Beautiful just beautiful in every meaning of the word.
If your attempt was to motivate us, wow a fire is burning inside me. Congratulations for what you've achieved and thanks so much for sharing it with us ♥
I love your channel so much!! I feel like you are saying my thoughts out loud and also adding thoughts to my brain. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one thinking deeply about these things
Hi Valerie i'm from Egypt I really have been watching your videos for a while, I really liked them, and when I watch them, I feel the comfort of your speech, and your words give accent and love, also your beautiful face and personality, your smile, you are my favorite, and continue on this, that you are wonderful ❤❤
Sometimes she is too smart for me to understand but I do enjoy her videos a lot. I like how she takes care of the things in her room, how calm she is. She really takes the time to do something and to do it well. It's always a calm space here, it never feels rushed. Maybe it's because I'm not a painter/artist but I had no idea paint takes so long to make! All those different steps and all that time between certain steps. It was fascinating to watch, almost like those ASMR videos. It was amazing 🌸🌸
well reflected perspektive on life, living and the magic of creating In reality we are all creators - of our life and thus the world we live in. And for that simple reason - everything we do, deserves to be done well, to be done with heart and to be done with soul.
I really appreciate what you have to say. I appreciate your thoughts and your manner in how you approach your life and art. Thank you. I appreciate you.
I love your videos, you have brought a lot of peace and food for thought to my mind. You speak so eloquently and profoundly that you can hear that you really feel what you say. Thank you for being you I hope to put some of these mindful thoughts in practice.
I couldn't wait for a new video so I just started watching the old ones ❤ your art is amazing and your videos are comforting and inspiring ✨️ I hope that you're doing well and you'll post a new video soon 🤍🎨
Valerie, every sentence that comes out of your mouth is art, every movement you make is art, every stroke you paint is art, every time you express yourself; you are art 🤍✨
I want to cry because of one, your painting are gorgeous, masterpieces that bring peace and joy to my soul, and your outlook on life is so beautiful, hopeful and special, encouraging and just, a blessing!!!!!! Thank you! You're amazing!
This really gave me many thoughts. You really seem to have developed great skill in being present and noticing the world around you. I aspire to live in the moment like that. Thank you
Merci beaucoup Valérie! Tes mots sont d'une justesse indescriptible pour moi. Mon âme est heureuse de les entendre et te remercie. Je n'ai pas encore terminé la vidéo mais je ne peux m'empêcher de te laisser ce commentaire maintenant. Je suis vraiment reconnaissante d'avoir fait ta rencontre. Merci d'être toi ❤ Tu nous montre ainsi que nous pouvons aussi être nous de façon authentique et c'est beau.❤️❤️❤️❤️
hey Valerie . this is the first time I am commenting on your channel to convey this message to you that your aura and calm energy is miraculous honeyyy.🥰You have channeled my inner artist. Keep growing🌻🌻
Welcome back... Dear Valeria❤ , I am glad to see you again with creativity, art, spirituality, philosophy and harmony of souls from all parts of the earth here in your beautiful channel... This is what I do in some aspects of my life. I take care of it from beginning to end, so I get out of time and space and feel very happy.🌷🕊
I feel so much pain in my life. I have so much to heal and work through, and I’m really committed to it. But I’m also exhausted. And I want to be able to support myself while exploring my creativity at the same time. And your videos really help me reconnect to my authentic self. Hearing your thoughts being so familiar and similar to mine. How you observe the world. I think I’m scared of it, because when I was younger I felt so alone in it. And I started to protect myself from my big thoughts and my deep mind. But I’ve kept it hidden somewhere, it’s just that I’ve been forced to live in a fog because of all my suffering. I don’t know what I want to say with this, other than, your videos make me cry, continue to heal and awaken parts of me that are just waiting to be seen.
Curiosity is a very nice flaw. Like, I share with you this desire to understand things and learn. You are pretty when you marvel at a discovery. I think that making your own paintings is showing respect for ancestral knowledge. Me, it gave me wings. Thank you for sharing your art studio moments with us. 😊
This video was so inspirational. It opened my eyes about the way life should be seen. I have no words to describe how many positive emotions your video brought me. I love your work and thank you for always bringing me a new life perspective.💫
You are such an inspiration Valerie, I feel like you have reached what a lot of people, including me, are searching for, a purpose. There have been countless times where I just didn't want to exist, not die, but simply not exist, all because I don't really know what my purpose is, I get caught up in all of these little problems that I forget to see the bigger picture. Please keep doing what you're doing, and thank you! 💚
Literally don't know much about this artist...but probably the major reason I used to watch her videos is that her voice is motivation enough to guide u n ofcourse to some extent will provide a solution to your problems. Also being an artist I could feel the struggle behind the scene n hence a huge respect for you LADY❤ . Keep motivating beautiful ❤️
This is so true and powerful-it’s time for new masters!! That’s how we move forward, we always look the the past and what was done. It really is time to look forward to what can be done now and new ways of mastery.
I discovered your channel recently, and am so glad I did it. I love your art and the easy and relaxed way of your approach. Your art is gorgeous, and your place is dreamy. Thank you for sharing all of this, by the way, l love it when you show us part of the surrounding area where you live.
It's val time!! I can't express how much I love this chanel. Like you just give me a lot of positive vibes. You're my inspiration that motivates me to paint every day. My mom loves your chanel 🖤🖤. I really hope to reach your point in mindset. Everything you said had a positive impact on me. Thank you val🖤
I don't understand how you touch something very close to my heart everytime you speak. Every video you post just heals me a bit more than how much I hurt myself. You are beautiful, Valerie.
I like clicking the like button before I even start the video or what it's about because duh it's from Valerie😂 For the past few days I've been feeling lost, and when I was little I knew what I wanted to do but as I am getting older. I knew I wanted to be an artist but now I don't know what sort of artist I want to be anymore... I want to do so much but I don't even know what sort of artist I am aiming to be. What should I focus on, should I paint, should I do comics, should I start an online business making stickers, I honestly don't know anymore...I don't know if anyone else feels this way but I just feel so overwhelmed and end up feeling burnt out.
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How you do anything is how you do everything 🧙🏼
🌌Beautiful🌌🌌
I enjoyed learning the reality of that statement.
Life is beautiful when i keep that in mind.
Thank you, Valerie.
I appreciate you for sharing your mastery with us
❤❤❤❤lots of love from India ..... thank you for these beautiful paintings with your motivation.
I need all of your quotes in like a poster
Beautiful 🎆🎨
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"It's time for new masters." Well said! These days people are so afraid to just TRY something new or get involved into a hobby deeply because they're too busy weighing the hypothetical pros and cons worrying too much about the future. Sometimes you just gotta let go and get lost in the process to discover what you truly enjoy.
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
I imagine many of us are wondering if you are well and hoping that you are. And as followers of your creations we respect your time very patiently and wish to hear from you soon! And if not here, we are glad to have met you and you will continue to inspire us in our own creations. Thank you again ❤
I feel the same- I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all here videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content ❤
Yo también espero que se encuentre bien ❤️ se extrañan mucho sus videos a los que tanta dedicación y alma les pone, estoy muy agradecida de haberla conocido a traves de esta plataforma a miles de kilometros y saber que compartimos el amor al arte y todos los procesos que nos llevaron hasta aqui
I think the best thing we can do is wait ‘cause we don’t know what else could be going on. I will keep waiting here while watching previous videos and if she doesn’t upload then it’s okay she still inspired me a lot in life and I’m grateful for that ❤️
Does anyone know if she's posting to patreon?
@@user-577Mnn1I agree. She knows she has so many people that love her, she should at least let us know that she’s alive. This worries me, another artist I love, Nephrosoupp, died in January. I just found out about this and so it makes me worried about Valerie… :(
When you said "Anything that is important to me, has to be done with excellence. Always aiming for Mastery, whatever I do, even if it's just for fun. I just like to see what I am capable of doing, and I fall but I still retry it over and over. I approach everything with respect, and when you do things with respect, valuing those things, you do them great" I felt like "I HAVE TO WRITE THIS ON MY WALL". This was such a great thing to listen to, I hope I can as well reach this mindset soon, you are great, Valerie ❤️
Ik my thoughts exact
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
No, this is supee toxic, you don't need to master everything
@@staristajacobsen I believe wanting to give your best to the things you do is not toxic, it can become if you put too much pressure on yourself for that. But as she said "I just like to see what I am capable of doing", there isn't a pressure to be the best or better than someone else, it's just discovering how good you can be at that
seriously every second of these videos feed my soul. your voiceovers are so beautiful calm and peaceful. you inspire me ❤
Agree
My exact thoughts! 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
I could sit and listen to your thoughts all day Valerie 🥰
You talking about water reminded me of a poem i came across yesterday called Fear by Khalil Gibran.
It is said that before entering the sea
a river trembles with fear.
She looks back at the path she has traveled,
from the peaks of the mountains,
the long winding road crossing forests and villages.
And in front of her,
she sees an ocean so vast,
that to enter
there seems nothing more than to disappear forever.
But there is no other way.
The river can not go back.
Nobody can go back.
To go back is impossible in existence.
The river needs to take the risk
of entering the ocean
because only then will fear disappear,
because that’s where the river will know
it’s not about disappearing into the ocean,
but of becoming the ocean.
💙
Beautiful..just Beautiful! Thank you for sharing! If you don't mind, I will be holding on to those words forever! Pure TRUTH.
@@makeitmakesense5577 oh please feel free to hold onto them just like i have 🥰
Thank you for reminding me of Khalil Gibran's beautiful writing. I've started reexploring poets & spiritual writers & forgot about him! This is so deep & beautiful, I'm going to read more of his works. I don't know if you've seen The Good Place, but it reminds me of "walking through the door", that concept of becoming part of the ocean. ❤
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
Guys, Valerie isn't our little secret anymore. She's grown so far, we are proud of you, Val
Haha true! 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
You don’t now how happy I get whenever you upload a video :D Your content is too precious
yass
My exact thoughts! 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
Too much these days we got lost in the stresses of society, that we sometimes forget what wonders life has. You are the pillar and reminder to always look deeper and search for that which gives bliss from within, like appreciating something as normal as water whereby we are able to find symbolism within that teaches us something completely new about life.
An reflection withing a reflection.
Thank you for reminding me how beautiful life can be.
JUDA GOZAL BRAVO !!!!!!!😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘
Every artist needs to try making paint at least once! Even making a tiny amount of egg tempera using powdered pigment gives a valuable perspective on the history of the craft, and helps us appreciate the vast variety of affordable, ready-to-use colors available today. The process we see here involves the same essential steps as large-scale manufacture- the mortar & pestle and glass muller apply the same crush and shear forces as the triple-roller mill we use in factory-made paints. We see Valerie conducting small-batch testing, taking careful measurements, and recording results here just like our paint chemists do. Note that she is using protective equipment where necessary- every artist needs to judge their own ability to observe proper safety measures and whether their studio can accommodate the process they intend to use. Some things like sun-thickened linseed oil can be done practically anywhere, but amber varnishes and heat-bodied oils are extremely unsafe to make except in a well-equipped laboratory or manufacturing facility.
As a professional, I totally agree with this. One of the first things I learned when I studied Conservation & Art Materials is to be very cautious when handling chemical matters. Natural doesn't mean harmless... And I remember I had very bad experiences at the beginning before loosing the habit to smell everything (ammonia is one of my worst memories 😂 )
@@MarieVanesse So true, never too soon to break the "sniff test habit!
I can't possible be the only one tearing up over this. The message that is being given in this video touches my soul on such a deep level. It inspires me to create and learn more! -Truly makes me happy, thank you.
YOUR NOT THE ONLY ONE, LOL............SHE'S ALMOST FLAWLESS, IF IT WAS POSSIBLE......... I DO MY ART BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 1AM & 7AM UMHMMM, MOST TIMES AM DOING THAT, I HAVE """VALERIE VIDS""" PLAYING IN THE BACKGROUND........I NEVER DO THAT WITH ANYONE ELSE'S. SHE COMES ACROSS AS BEING SUCH A HUMBLE SOUL, SHE'S REALLY A JOY TO TUNE INTO !!!!!
im tearing up too
I truly missed you! Love your mindset and your artistic approach to painting. I'm old now, 71, that is in respect for a career, but you inspire me to experiment and let my mind flow with my imagination. For the most of my life past, I have been a parasite, as you describe, and I long now to break free, completely free with my art! Oil painting has been my main stay, but recently have tried watercolor and Gauche. Thank you for inspiring me!!
So lovely to read this. I hope you have started into drawing from imagination and life. Sometimes its only in those moments we can actually create.
Just to let you know, all my friends from the painting class are older than you. I hope you paint, too.
Oh my god, I had no idea art prints can be that good??? I feel like I could feel the raised paint strokes through the monitor.
I am from india...
And as every indian parent my parents too wanted me to pursue neet or jee
The most respectable exams over here in science stream. ..
I love art and creativity. ..I was lost in this rat race ...thank you very much to inspire me again
She’s back everyone. New video coming out tomorrow. She announced it on her Instagram. Let’s pour some love to her. ♡
“It is time for NEW MASTERS” indeed! You are one of them! Thank you for inviting each and everyone of us into your SPECTACULAR WORLD!
Your Artistry, Storytelling, Authenticity are your ever so SPECIAL GIFTS TO SHARE.
🎨🧑🏼🎨🖼🎁🌎💝
Literally your videos are nothing less than inspirational movie,the production music choice every thing is soooo elegant and royall...i can't tell you how much you inspires,your art,your talent..your videos are themselves art,and just yesterday i finished watching stranger things and i saw you watching stranger things and i feel soooo good...
100% agree!!!
Valerie, I'm happy for you that you're able sell your prints now
You make some of the most thought-provoking videos I’ve ever seen in my life. Just the way you story tale is amazing. When you say what you did about processed foods, I can relate to that so much. I feel like it even affects my ability to create. I do not create as much if I’ve had a lot of processed food in my body day after day. Your voice is so calming and relaxing. Keep doing what you do you’re inspiring so many of us
I get to see you introspect and read to understand yourself, and by putting this out to the world helping others as well. As an artist its a huge deal at least for me, I'm so nervous and anxious to write online or share my works even, You share your process and thoughts. Each video so enriching and beautiful. Thanks Valerie:) You deserve the best and all the success.
Ive been drawing for 20years now, yet very few works here and there are up. Im also anxious about Social media etc and I freeze. I was made fun for drawing in the realistic way in college and somehow I always think whats the point of it. Then I came across you, Ive been watching your uploads from your second video upload, I look for your name and keep looking for new ones. Also, I re-watch many of them. In my 20's I remember having much clarity. Then I Feel its been beaten out of me coz people around me constantly compete though i never wanted to, all i wanted to do is work and earn a living. Now Im in the crossroads, I wish I can earn purely by drawing and painting not dependant on anyone, but not everyone is Valerie to make beautiful content.
Not sure if you have shared before or you mind sharing it how old you are, I ask as you seem to be many years younger than me, yet such a wise little one you are Valerie.
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i wish so much to live and see life the way she does instead of wasting my days at a work i hate and get home so tired that i have no energy to do what i really want
I will say this, there are still old masters to learn from, they are not gone people just don’t care to listen because they think they know it all. Also the there is a story about Michelangelo , he visited an art school and the students were drawing their own drawings and he asked why, because in his day they would copy the masters over and over again. I think that is important copying while learning and then branching out to learn your own style. I fully adore your style of mastery, and being excellent in the small things as much as the big things, very inspiring ❤
Watching Valerie is like if old masters would make vlogs there thoughts would be recorded like this ❤
The thing you said, about old masters being old and that we now need new masters, is so true. People are so fixated on being ''like the old masters'' or even ''better than the old masters'' but really what everyone should be is different from the old masters. They've done their best, now we need to do our best. Art history is being written as we speak and the only thing we could do ''wrong'' is being so fixated on the past that we don't discover the future (of art). Thanks for the amazing video as always Valerie :)
"Anger is a burst of energy, the art is to allow yourself to translate this energy into something constructive not destructive"
- VERY WISE WORDS
Your thought about understanding water is understanding life is absolutely reasonable. Every living individual is made out of a certain amount of water, we humans even more than 50 percent (I think?). Water is always moving and changing just like life. We look different every day, in our early years our skin is soft and keen but as we grow older we get wrinkles, you know? 😅 Just like the autumn leaves. In the beginning green, later in beautiful colours and in the end they are dried out and crinkled. These changes are caused by water. So understanding water is basically understanding how every living individual, no matter if animal, plant or a human being, is constantly changing and moving.
I hope this was well understandable.
I also just wanted to say how important your videos are to me as a "growing up artist". It inspires and calms me so much to see you creating. I'm sure that you are an important person in my art journey and you are basically living in my dream room, so:))
Valerie, you have grown so much! If I was your mom I would be so proud of you, love to listen to you and what’s in your mind.
Many blessings ❤
Yes I agree with what you said... Being an artist is so much more than stacking paint on a canvas... ! Truly being an artist is a- being in love with life! Indeed feeling deeply everything a Fascinating experience! ❤ Thanks for sharing all the sensitivity and deep thoughts.❤
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
I like what you say about observation and empirical discoveries. I just came back from a week long trip to visit some family, and I forgot my phone at home, so I ended up spending an entire week without it. That meant that I suddenly had way less distractions than usual, and after a couple of days, I was bored. I was putting myself limits with thoughts like "I don´t have access to reference images to draw what I want, so I might just wait until get back home" and things like that. But then I said, well, the world is full of references and I don't need a phone when I have eyes to see and legs that can take me to different places. So I started observing the world around me, and the plants and trees in the garden, and drawing a lot from life. And just reflecting on things. I felt like I could do anything I wanted to, like I understood a little more clearly the essence of things. And all because I was bored.
What I'm trying to say with this is how important it is to observe to get to the underlying theme of things. But also, how we must create the circumstances that allow this to happen. And to get bored, I think, is necessary for us step out and just observe.
I like that you remind us the power of observation and just being ,Valerie, because it is something I find is very fleeting in the environment we live in.
Thank you for your videos c:
I wish you had a podcast..I could listen to you all day. Love your thoughts, mindset and art.
I found my best friend in you..everyone around me used to treat me boring and would force me to stop doing something saying all that is unnecessary...and I silenced myself to the extent that I forgot who I am! After watching your videos I feel like there is someone like me out there, I wish I found you earlier or found you in my real life as a best friend, anyways I am happy to know that YOU are there! LOTS OF LOVE Valerie🧡...all your thoughts reflect so much deep inside me, I am able to bring them back to light again because of you!
This is probably my favorite video from you so far. So much thought and effort put in.
HI VAL, YOUR "PHYLOSOPHY, ART, & POETRY" TO ME IS SUCH A THIRST QUENCHER, IT EQUATES ONLY TO MY "3 AM CUP OF COFFEE", LITTERALY, ITS HARDLY DISCRIBABLE........I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR VIDS MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE'S, SIMPLY BECAUSE YOU ARE IN TODAYS WORLD TRUELY """1 IN A MILLION""".............YOUR SMILE YOUR ART YOUR WARDROBE YOUR COLOR THEMES, ALL OF IT, YOU ARE LIKE MY LITTLE ""GERMAN ART ANGEL"" LOL, SURELY THATS A GOOD THING.....SO, YOU BE SAFE, & KEEP ON CHURNING THE ARTS........MUCH LUUUUV FROM THE SOUTH CARIBBEAN !!!! 🇻🇪🇹🇹🇻🇪🇹🇹🇻🇪🇹🇹
انتي ساحره تحولين الاشياء العاديه الى اشياء جميله ، لم اندم يوماً على متابعتك شكراً على مجهودك اللذي تضعينه في صفحتك واود ان اخبرك ان هناك عدة اشخاص يتابعونك من السعوديه نحبك كثيراً صديقتك نوره ♥️♥️
You are one of my biggest inspirations as a young artist I hope to be able to paint like you one day Valerie,thank you for your content♡♡♡
Never have I met anyone who understands Life better then you. It's a real Blessing to watch you live it, Thank You for sharing the way to live it! Namaste❤
You are a mastermind . Lovely and creative.
Always remember your GOOD side is MORE POWERFUL
You are literally a piece of art. I hope that you write a book one day. I would buy that book. Thank you for this video, it's very inspiring and engages deep thought.
Valerie, your voice is so soothing to hear! ❤🧡❤
Love the beautiful peaceful music playing in the background. 🎵🎶🎵
Please create more videos! 🥰😍😘
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
When you said that understanding water has to do with understanding life, I somehow know exactly what you mean, yet I also can’t exactly put it into words. Every aspect of life and existence in some way can be compared to water’s behavior. The way it has the ability to be soft and hard, fluid and solid, as transcendent as the clouds and as grounding as a river, ever changing yet ever persisting, remaining individual and yet connecting to the greater. I once wrote a short story some time ago in my attempt to sort out this thought but it ended up coming out just as ambiguous as in my head lol. It had been some time since I visited that thought, and I thank you for bringing it back to me. I hope you keep contemplating and searching and eventually find the answer, I think there is a deep wisdom in it.
Beautiful video as always.💕
i couldnt pick one perfect thing to say about your video so i joined patreon instead. youre my first pledge and you couldnt deserve it more. thank you for leading by example and being so inspiring
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Yes!!! It's Valerie time 🤗🤩✨❤️ Dear Valerie, I felt so happy when you showed the process of creating a pigment, like a child that was watching a magician. I want to learn it too one day. I think that the parasite thing applies to the Ai art now: Ai art cannot really create art, it can just take the work of real artists and kinf of... Assemble it. I think that what you have explained here is the key to not be destroyed by Ai art
very often life puts so many obstacles in front of us that impede us to really sit with our creativity and creative journeys, and the eventual mastery of them. Economic, work related, trauma, emotional, such an array of obstacles can hold us back. Seeing how you chase mastery in everything you do, in such a DIY way, is very inspiring and it gives me hope that, despite the many obstacles, all of it is still out there, doable. ❤ much love from Uruguay❤
As usual, my day with Valerie's videos and her paintings
Pure bliss❤
She is like a therapist for me..... Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful video with us take love ❤
I loved this video, it is always hard to explain to people that art is simply about everything. Mastery, understanding, making progress and not being destructive, I find all your words so beautiful. It happens that I forget about the value of creating, because being an art student is sometimes discouraging , but this video is going to remind me the importance of our craft and profession. Just thank you, Valerie!
So true what you said about art being much more than smashing art on the canvas. Exploring the meaning of art makes us better artists, and helps us learn about ourselves and the world around us 💗
I just replayed all of your videos in the background while working on my 3D art school assignment! And your words and the music, and having you as company helped me through!! THANK YOU! ^^
It's amazing listening to you talk about art and the importance of it, while grinding on it myself. So so motivating
Me too! 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
I really enjoyed when you said "art is reflection of the human being and the human being is everything" idk that just really struck out to me and I just really appreciate you sharing your art and process with others. thank you:)
Love this!! Very well said 🎨🌱 I miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
It's so nice to finally hear someone put these thoughts and concepts into words and make them sharable in a cohesive way. I feel the same about everything you say but have not found, or even properly searched for a way to share them. Thank you for leading a way and making it a lot easier for the rest of us to communicate these ideas/ truths. ❤🎉😊
Your videos mean so much to me. Thank you for the time and effort you put into what you do. I feel like I’m watching a craftsmanship of implementing love and meaningfulness into art and into every aspect of life. Beautiful just beautiful in every meaning of the word.
Lot of this philosophy applies to everything in our life, not just art yes! Finally getting to a point where some of this is making more sense
people like you encourage others to love what they do
thanks for your videos💜
Your words hold so much beauty and wisdom Valerie, you are so beautiful and inspiring
If your attempt was to motivate us, wow a fire is burning inside me. Congratulations for what you've achieved and thanks so much for sharing it with us ♥
I love your channel so much!! I feel like you are saying my thoughts out loud and also adding thoughts to my brain. It’s nice to know I’m not the only one thinking deeply about these things
The colours are calm to eyes and the way of your bruh strokes are smiling on the picture 🥰.
Hey Valerie, you are my biggest inspiration and I wanna thank you for existing and creating such creative and inspiring videos. I love you
Hi Valerie i'm from Egypt I really have been watching your videos for a while, I really liked them, and when I watch them, I feel the comfort of your speech, and your words give accent and love, also your beautiful face and personality, your smile, you are my favorite, and continue on this, that you are wonderful ❤❤
Sometimes she is too smart for me to understand but I do enjoy her videos a lot. I like how she takes care of the things in her room, how calm she is. She really takes the time to do something and to do it well. It's always a calm space here, it never feels rushed.
Maybe it's because I'm not a painter/artist but I had no idea paint takes so long to make! All those different steps and all that time between certain steps. It was fascinating to watch, almost like those ASMR videos. It was amazing 🌸🌸
Shes very philosophical
My friend recommended you to me, and I am honored to have met you. You have provided me with a welcome respite in my busy life.
You’re amazing dear ❤you have become a human version of sunshine ☀️ like those days of spring, where everything feels right 😊Thank you ❤
well reflected perspektive on life, living and the magic of creating
In reality we are all creators - of our life and thus the world we live in. And for that simple reason - everything we do, deserves to be done well, to be done with heart and to be done with soul.
I really appreciate what you have to say. I appreciate your thoughts and your manner in how you approach your life and art. Thank you. I appreciate you.
you have no idea, how you keep changing my inner self everyday .
I just sit n watch your videos. It makes me so happy and sad at the same time
I love your videos, you have brought a lot of peace and food for thought to my mind. You speak so eloquently and profoundly that you can hear that you really feel what you say. Thank you for being you I hope to put some of these mindful thoughts in practice.
I couldn't wait for a new video so I just started watching the old ones ❤ your art is amazing and your videos are comforting and inspiring ✨️ I hope that you're doing well and you'll post a new video soon 🤍🎨
Me too! 🎨🌱 I definitely miss Valerie! I’ve been rewatching all her videos again and again to inspire myself for my own art creating content
Valerie, every sentence that comes out of your mouth is art, every movement you make is art, every stroke you paint is art, every time you express yourself; you are art 🤍✨
For the truth you express, for the good in us that you reinforce, for the generosity of your spirit: you are my hero. Thank you for being audacious.💜
Such beautiful vibrant pastel colours of the painting! Adorable!❤
I want to cry because of one, your painting are gorgeous, masterpieces that bring peace and joy to my soul, and your outlook on life is so beautiful, hopeful and special, encouraging and just, a blessing!!!!!! Thank you! You're amazing!
it's so comfortable and so nice , I real enjoy the peace atmosphere,very silent and very peace😊😊
Oh mein Gott, dein Schreibtisch, das kleine gruene Regal...die Dekorationen drumherum, so schoen!😍
Your videos give me positive energy and I am ready to watch your videos all day long
your a very amazing person. thanks for inspiring us all!
This really gave me many thoughts. You really seem to have developed great skill in being present and noticing the world around you. I aspire to live in the moment like that. Thank you
Merci beaucoup Valérie! Tes mots sont d'une justesse indescriptible pour moi. Mon âme est heureuse de les entendre et te remercie. Je n'ai pas encore terminé la vidéo mais je ne peux m'empêcher de te laisser ce commentaire maintenant. Je suis vraiment reconnaissante d'avoir fait ta rencontre. Merci d'être toi ❤ Tu nous montre ainsi que nous pouvons aussi être nous de façon authentique et c'est beau.❤️❤️❤️❤️
hey Valerie .
this is the first time I am commenting on your channel to convey this message to you that your aura and calm energy is miraculous honeyyy.🥰You have channeled my inner artist. Keep growing🌻🌻
Your videos fill me with a sense of awe & wonderment
Welcome back... Dear Valeria❤ , I am glad to see you again with creativity, art, spirituality, philosophy and harmony of souls from all parts of the earth here in your beautiful channel... This is what I do in some aspects of my life. I take care of it from beginning to end, so I get out of time and space and feel very happy.🌷🕊
Your way of arting is so fine and fun at the same time. You're soo inspiring
I feel so much pain in my life. I have so much to heal and work through, and I’m really committed to it. But I’m also exhausted. And I want to be able to support myself while exploring my creativity at the same time. And your videos really help me reconnect to my authentic self. Hearing your thoughts being so familiar and similar to mine. How you observe the world. I think I’m scared of it, because when I was younger I felt so alone in it. And I started to protect myself from my big thoughts and my deep mind. But I’ve kept it hidden somewhere, it’s just that I’ve been forced to live in a fog because of all my suffering. I don’t know what I want to say with this, other than, your videos make me cry, continue to heal and awaken parts of me that are just waiting to be seen.
Curiosity is a very nice flaw. Like, I share with you this desire to understand things and learn. You are pretty when you marvel at a discovery. I think that making your own paintings is showing respect for ancestral knowledge. Me, it gave me wings.
Thank you for sharing your art studio moments with us. 😊
I feel Serene hearing your voice 😌😇
This video was so inspirational. It opened my eyes about the way life should be seen. I have no words to describe how many positive emotions your video brought me.
I love your work and thank you for always bringing me a new life perspective.💫
You remind me of a being from another star system in the most beautiful of ways ✨ thank you for sharing your inner and outer beauty
You are such an inspiration Valerie, I feel like you have reached what a lot of people, including me, are searching for, a purpose. There have been countless times where I just didn't want to exist, not die, but simply not exist, all because I don't really know what my purpose is, I get caught up in all of these little problems that I forget to see the bigger picture. Please keep doing what you're doing, and thank you! 💚
This may be one of the best channels on RUclips. I appreciate your content so much.
Literally don't know much about this artist...but probably the major reason I used to watch her videos is that her voice is motivation enough to guide u n ofcourse to some extent will provide a solution to your problems. Also being an artist I could feel the struggle behind the scene n hence a huge respect for you LADY❤ .
Keep motivating beautiful ❤️
This is so true and powerful-it’s time for new masters!! That’s how we move forward, we always look the the past and what was done. It really is time to look forward to what can be done now and new ways of mastery.
I discovered your channel recently, and am so glad I did it.
I love your art and the easy and relaxed way of your approach.
Your art is gorgeous, and your place is dreamy.
Thank you for sharing all of this, by the way, l love it when you show us part of the surrounding area where you live.
Omg omg omg, can't tell u how much I've waited for this!!!! Lovee yaa lots valerie ❤🎉🎉😊!!!!!
It's val time!! I can't express how much I love this chanel. Like you just give me a lot of positive vibes. You're my inspiration that motivates me to paint every day. My mom loves your chanel 🖤🖤. I really hope to reach your point in mindset. Everything you said had a positive impact on me. Thank you val🖤
I was waiting for your video and the wait is finally over !!!!
You are precious. Your channel is a gem. I am so glad to be a viewer and listener. Thank you.
I don't understand how you touch something very close to my heart everytime you speak. Every video you post just heals me a bit more than how much I hurt myself. You are beautiful, Valerie.
You always inspire . You always take us in a certain direction thanks for it Valerie . I that mindset in previous year , I have got a direction ❤❤
I like clicking the like button before I even start the video or what it's about because duh it's from Valerie😂
For the past few days I've been feeling lost, and when I was little I knew what I wanted to do but as I am getting older. I knew I wanted to be an artist but now I don't know what sort of artist I want to be anymore... I want to do so much but I don't even know what sort of artist I am aiming to be. What should I focus on, should I paint, should I do comics, should I start an online business making stickers, I honestly don't know anymore...I don't know if anyone else feels this way but I just feel so overwhelmed and end up feeling burnt out.