Valerie Steele

Scenic Painting: Backdrop for "Jersey Boys"

Scenic Painting: La Jolla Playhouse - Sole painter of backdrop as well.

Scenic Painting: Groundcloth for "Faust" production - Solo painter for this ground cloth. Drew with grid and then painted it. Paints, marker, tints and glazes.

Scenic Painting: La Jolla Playhouse - Set pieces for musical production, "Harmony" at La Jolla Playhouse.

Scenic Art: Moon at La Jolla Playhouse - Vine charcoal on canvas. Sealed with Breakthrough clear sealer.

Pig & Yorkie - UCSD Dept of Theatre and Dance - Acrylic on canvas. Approx. 3' x 3-1/2' From a series of pig paintings for UCSD Dept. of Theatre and Dance play, "Gorgeous Lies." Scenic Designer: Patrick Larsen.

Scenic Painting: La Jolla Playhouse - Part of a series of pig paintings for a play, with similar pink pigs appearing in a variety of paintings in the play.

Scenic Painting: on marley - Marley is a thin rubber-type surface used by dancers and actors. This piece required the right type of paint and paint application; it had to be rolled up repeatedly after many performances.

Scenic Painting: Faux marble

Scenic Painting: Hard Flat for Education show San Diego Opera - Drawn/gridded-out to scale from designer's rendering, then painted.

Scenic Painting - Painted the face area.

Scenic Painting: Detail of a tower unit for San Diego Opera's "Aida" - Was one of two scenic artists painting on these towers. Worked as Student Scenic Artist.

Scenic Painting: Flanking four tower units and roofs above - The tall free-standing walls and "ceilings" are the painted tower units. Also painted silk drape (barely seen here) on bed in scene with character Amneris.