What inspires her work? It is mostly intuitive. A scene will move her and she just knows. Her art has to speak to her with light, temperatures, movement, and inspiration. Her goal is for people to feel it. When people relate to her art and says, “Oh, I’ve been there,” Peggy feels a sense of accomplishment.
“Just learning to see shapes and colors and temperatures…” was Peggy’s response when I asked how she managed to make her watercolors look so realistic, almost like a photograph. She photographs the location to help remind her and she has to paint while what she felt is still strong.
I asked Peggy what she thinks she has brought to the community of Anacortes? Her answer was delightful. “Appreciation. I’ll be a good steward. I am so grateful for our forestlands, and the general sensibilities here, a vast majority of people here really appreciates what we have.”