About Me

Hi, my name is Adam Valentine. I am a stay at home dad as well as an artist. I work with graphite pencils and I specialize in photo-realistic drawings of wildlife art, portrait drawing, and some fantasy art.

My new instructional dvd's will show you how to draw in the shortest possible time, shaving years of off the learning curve for you.

Health Insurance For Families

This lens talks about the importance of health insurance for you and your family and how to find the best deal for the best coverage.

Portrait Artist Taking Commissions - Pencil Portrait from Your Photo

A picture is worth a thousand words but a custom hand drawn portrait is priceless.  Original art work is a wonderful gift for any occasion and immortalizing a loved one in a work of art is one of the most special gifts that one person can give t...

Lombard Street - That Crooked One in San Francisco

Lombard Street in San Francisco is world famous and is often called the crookedest street in the world. Lombard Street goes all the way from the Presidio to the Embarcadero. The famous curvey part of the street is just a one block section between Hyd...

Learn to draw portraits like a pro - How to instruction on dvd

Anyone can learn to draw. I was not born with the gift of being a "natural artist." The gift I was given was simply a love of drawing. So I practiced and practiced. I read every book I could find and I practiced some more and eventually I d...

Wildlife art, fantasy art, portraits - Pencil artist Adam Valentine

I created this lens to showcase some of my art work. I work with graphite pencils and I do a lot of wildlife and portraits. I also enjoy fantasy art. I'll be adding more art work soon.

Learning to draw? You're going to need a pencil

If you're going to be doing any pencil drawing you're going to need a pencil. I know, I know, thank you captain obvious.... But, I want to talk about some of the different options available. Here are some of the options: Mechanical Pencils, Lead Hol...

The Importance of Building an Email List

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