September Meeting
The next meeting of the Penn Art Association will
be September 14, 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Penn Hills Senior Center.
Meeting Information
Penn Art Association meetings are held on the
second Tuesday of the month from September through May. Meetings start
at 7:30 pm and are held in the cafeteria at Penn Hill Senior Services
Center (147 Jefferson Road, Just off Rodi and Universal Roads in Penn
Hills). Meetings are open and free to the public.
Speaker:
Our speaker for Sept meeting is Peggi Habets. She will show how she
creates expressive, contemporary watercolor portraits with a slide
presentation and painting demonstration.
Peggi Habets is an award-winning watercolor and oil portrait artist. Her
studio is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but she works with
clients around the country. Her life-long interest in art and a 15-year
career in graphic design and illustration have all led to her current
career as a portrait painter. She was nominated as Pittsburgh Center for
the Arts "Emerging Artist of the Year 2008" and her work has been
included in "Best of America: Watercolor Artists", Watercolor Magic
magazine, Palette magazine, and the Portrait Society of America's The
Art of The Portrait magazine.
“Although my portraits capture the likeness of the person or pet I'm
painting, I don't attempt to create portraits that look like
photographs. Instead, I let the personality and characteristics of the
subject I'm painting guide my decisions. I bring my own style and ideas
to the paper using color, brushstroke and composition to create mood and
emotion. My greatest reward is to complete a portrait that captures not
only the likeness of the person or animal, but more importantly, their
unique personality.”
