U knyzhtsi «Pivdennyy peyzazh. Notatky na polyach viyny» orhanichno poyednano teksty-rozdumy pro podiyi voyennoho chasu y frontovi budni ta zhyvopysni roboty-nastroyi, napysani avtorom uprodovzh tr′och rokiv sluzhby v Odes′kiy, Mykolayivs′kiy, CHersons′kiy, Zaporiz′kiy oblastyach. Valeriya nazyvayut′ myttsem nepomitnych istyn. Vin hovoryt′ pro vazhlyvi dlya s′ohodennya y maybutn′oho rechi, ne zavvazheni inshymy, bo piznaty yich mozhe lyshe bezposeredniy uchasnyk boyovych diy. Taka sama nezvychna mova yoho zhyvopysu. Spochatku frontovi kartyny zavoyovuvaly potsinovuvachiv na auktsionach dlya potreb ZSU. Zhodom nymy zatsikavylysya kuratory ukrayins′kych halerey. Nyni yich mozhna pobachyty v 16 krayinach svitu.