Valerie McLean

Artist particularly interested in Book Art

After spending most of my working life in various art related employment, I now focus on my own painting, drawing and printmaking, exploring ideas about memory, landscape and sacred places. I sometimes work over and over again layering paint on small square canvases, working from the subconscious. My most recent work relates to my walks taken alone or with friends, including an Altered Book for the BookArts19 exhibition at the Ledbury Poetry festival - ‘The Philosophy of Walking’ …. I find working in sketchbooks and art journals etc. helps to make sense of life. I sometimes use my sketchbook pages to illustrate published books, like the most recent book about the poet, Edward Thomas.