Artist Peggy N Brewer - About the Artist

Artist's Statement

Nothing fulfills me more than hours spent on art—doing it, promoting it, living it. My favorite subjects are people and the human experience, and I prefer to work from life. I have participated in open studios with live models in many locations for over two decades.

One that I coordinate is the Whitmore Lake Portrait Group outside Ann Arbor. My portraits express what I feel about the individual. I have also combined my love of people with my love of nature into larger formats showing many figures enjoying beautiful Michigan settings. My Millpond Series is one example.

I have taken many classes and workshops with nationally known artists, including pastel instruction from Alan Flattmann, Jerry Power, Larry Blovits and Janet Kohler. My watermedia instructors include Charles Reid, Alex Powers, Carla O'Connor, Donna Andruccioli Vogelheim, Karen Halpern, Jeanne Ozment and Janis Madias. I have also learned from Alvey Jones and Barbara Brown at Hollander's Book Arts in Ann Arbor, Diane Rath (oils), Stan Ozolinski (photography) and the Nikon School of Photography. I am proud to have been a science and arts student at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. I graduated with distinction from Wayne State University as an American Studies major. A career spent in corporate communications blended my love of words with the visuals of photography and publication design.

I scour used book sales and also read new art books which I study daily, and each influences me. I challenge myself with different materials, forms and techniques. New efforts are combining my visual art with the written word in publishing single or limited edition books, and altering books.

Peggy N. Brewer, P.O. Box 773, Lakeland, MI 48143

248-568-5658

pnbrewer@aol.com

Peggy N. Brewer

Fine Art