VALERIE APONIK
BIO
Valerie Aponik lives with her husband Paul, and dog Ruby on Great Wass Island, Beals, Maine. Born in 1953, she grew up in Rhode Island and moved to Maine in 1976, following the back to the land movement. The extended family of son and stepson live in Maine. She received her AD and BS in Nursing and Health Education from the University of Maine in Augusta and Farmington. She first studied painting with Lois Griffel at the Cape Cod School of Art (following the work of Charles Hawthorne) inspired her use of color and form to convey light. Her pursuit of painting excellence has led to studies with Colin Page, Phillip Frey, T Allen Lawson, Louise Bourne and is ongoing every day.