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About Val Stokes

Val Stokes, living in Hamilton. New Zealand has always loved art and started drawing at age 4. After secondary school, favouring art, she worked for an advertising agency. Marriage to another artist, and producing a daughter, then a son, meant art free-lancing from home. Later came the opportunity to paint and being self-taught, painted what appealed to her, trying out all mediums--pastel, acrylic, oils and watercolours. Her paintings have homes in many countries.

She is well known for her cat and rustic subjects. Val has well over 100 greeting cards and several calendars printed and also donates designs to Save the Children, Hospice and various other charities.

"When I paint I sometimes feel I am in another dimension. I love painting and try to work at it every day when possible."