Catholic religious statuary in various sizes.  “Traditional” plaster statues of Jesus, Mary, Angels and Saints.

Prints

Valerie Lynn (Dayon)

Valerie has been residing in the rural area of Necedah, Wisconsin for some 30 years. While she has been a Wisconsinite all her life, she, in her early rearing years, lived in Racine. She has mothered and raised five fine sons and presently is the proud grandmother of 23 charming grandchildren.

She has had an avid interest in the fine arts since her formative years, from pouring small molds in plaster to sketching with charcoal pencil, portraits in colored pencil, press designing, sewing, quilting, needlework of various kinds.

Valerie's mother had a very artistic nature and was prompt to instruct her oldest daughter (the eldest of 7 children) at an early age quality domestic and artistic skills, much to Valerie's joy!

She now, since her sons have grown to adulthood, takes great delight in utilizing her time to paint, primarily on canvas. Her preferred medium is colorful oils.

She enjoys pleine-aire painting in pleasant weather. Her subjects are landscapes, florals, still-life and portraits (often-times including sacred images). Her challenge in painting this varied subject matter is to acquire accuracy in color and texture.

She obviously prefers the victorian era to any other and endeavors to incorporate this period of time and style in many of her paintings. She also makes available quality prints of these works, both framed as well as unframed. her subjects make quite suitable whimsical and attractive note cards, of which many are available.

She focuses on the good and beautiful found in this world and is motivated to share in the beauty and stimulus of nature and purporting God's honor and glory. She is of the opinion that the gifts God offers us are meant to be developed and shared. She therefore hopes to spend her precious "golden years" as an artist, painting and selling her work, whether it be original pieces, reproductions, and/or note cards. So - please browse and enjoy!

She has shown her work at the locations listed below:

• The Coffee Cafe, Mauston
• The Ground Up, Wisconsin Rapids
• The Lure, Lake Petenwell
• Petenwell County Park, Monroe Center
• The Cultural Center, Wisconsin Rapids
• The Lowell Center, Wisconsin Rapids
• *Burr Oak Winery Gallery, new Lisbon
• Drury Gallery & Fine Arts Center, portage
• *Wildes Art Gallery, Tomah
• *McMillan Library, Wisconsin Rapids
• Abuse Center, Wisconsin Rapids
• Hatch Public Library, Mauston
• Alexander House, Port Edwards
• Nekoosa Art Fair, Nekoosa
• Lester Library, Nekoosa
• Fennimore Art Gallery, Fennimore
• Wautoma Public Library
• Waupaca Public Library
• New Visions Gallery, Marshfield
• *Pat Reusch Gallery, Wisconsin Rapids
• *The Mercantile Loft, Portage
• St. Clare Hospital, Baraboo
• Lincold Center, Stevens Point
• Riverfront Art Gallery, Stevens Point
• *Adams Country Library, Adams
• Adams Country Fair )many 1st place awards)
• *Necedah public Library, Necedah
• *Dept. of Transportation, Wisconsin Rapids

The above *'d locations are current exhibits.

She is currently a member of the following art organizations:

• Wisconsin Regional Art Association
• The Golden Brushers
• Sauk County Art Association
• The Brush and Pallette Club
• Hickory Hill Art Group

Valerie Lynn has also participated in pleine-aire painting workshops under the supervision of John Ebers Berger (artist in residence at the West Point Military Academy) when sponsoring a workshop at Yawkeh Museum in Wausau, and international artist Mary Yum Mahew when sponsoring a workshop at the college in Marshfield. As well as private tutorship under retired teacher Mary Whitter Berry, she has also participated in week-long workshops at Green Lake.

P.O. Box 103

Necedah, WI  54646

(608)565-7421