17 - 23 October, 2018
Colourful view of the world
By KYLIE WILSON BEHIND the vibrant colours and colourful brush strokes of the works of Beechworth’s Valerie Crosse lie a fascination with colour, movement, and her environment. A keen painter since childhood, she remembers first honing her craft painting in an art studio every Friday afternoon and building her skills. A resident of the North East for the past 30 years – as well as being an experienced yoga teacher - Valerie said she is inspired by her environment when it comes to her work, as well as by travel. “Both my parents were world travellers,” she said, and it has given her “a 360 degree view of the world”. “I’ve always been fascinated by different cultures.” Valerie said she is inspired by the countryside and surroundings of the North East. “There’s so many attractive landscapes and vegetation,” she said, noting that Beechworth and the North East also had a rich, diverse and vibrant artistic and creative community. Valeries’s latest exhibition, Out of the Blue, is being held as part of the upcoming Spring Arts Festival, from October 26-November 25, with the exhibition itself running the entire length of the festival.
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Valerie said the name of her exhibition was inspired by moments in life that come “out of the
◆ VIBRANT: Valerie Crosse’s art will be exhibited during Beechworth’s upcoming Spring Arts Festival. PHOTO: Wendy Stephens.
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