I've seen it "in person"
Hello all,
As a recent "graduate" of Peggy's last workshop in beautiful La Crosse, Wisconsin, where the humidity is not what it is here in beautiful sweltering North Carolina, I can tell you this portrait has amazing depth, beautiful rich color and it glows from within.
The portrait demos of Andrea and Patti were done in previous workshops this summer. The workshop I attended was last week (July 19-27). The model, Andrea, stopped by to speak with Peggy while we were painting our model and it is the spitting image of her. I only saw her for a few minutes and know this. This is your gift, Peggy. The likeness is truly wonderful!
But I also know now, after attending your workshop, that this doesn't happen by accidental experimentation. Planning, measuring from the model and hard work is also involved. I now have the same tools to use when I paint a portrait. I actually have a notebook full of tools and tips from my observations in your class!
I am so impressed with your knowledge, your enthusiasm to share your knowledge with your students (working way past quitting time, too!), and your ability to effectively help us to understand and put the knowledge into practice sucessfully. Hey, I sound like an advertisement, but I mean every word.
It may take me a little longer than 5 hours to come up with something similar to your portrait of Andrea or Patti (or John and Morgan), but I now feel like it is possible. ( Well, I think so...)
Thank you for posting this, Peggy and the jpeg really doesn't do it justice - of course everything seems to flatten out some. Since I have seen it - I should know!!
Beautiful work! An inspiration for us all to strive for our personal best with each portrait.
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