Upon retiring in June of 1999, Peggy decided to start painting again after 25 years of motherhood and working. She is enchanted and fascinated by the way light affects objects and the world in general. She likes the challenge of solving the endless problems that arise while developing a painting, and the satisfaction she receives bringing it to completion. It is this process that provides her with the many opportunities for growth and the driving force to continue in watercolor.

Peggy has studied under Janet Walsh, Barclay Sheaks, Susan Check, Jack Pardue and Thomas Francesconi, Catherine Hillis and Pat Troiani. She shows her work at the Dare County Arts Council Gallery in Manteo. Her paintings hang in the permanent collection of the Dare County Justice Center in Manteo, NC, and The Outer Banks Hospital in NC.

Awards: September 2000 - Third Place Award, Landmark Competition “Beach Sunrise” January 2001 - Excellence Award, Frank Stick Memorial Art Show “Bathed in Sunlight” April 2004 – First Place & People’s Choice Award, local Silver Arts Competition “Tom” October 2004 – First Place North Carolina Silver Arts Competition “Tom” October 2004 – Winner of the Beach Book Cover Competition “Early Morning” September 2006 – Honorable Mention, Landmark Competition “Turtle Pond” January 2008 – Excellence Award, Frank Stick Memorial Art Show “Mother’s Day Bouquet” 2008 – Cover of “Outer Banks Cuisine” cookbook by Becky Smith May 2011 – People’s Choice Award Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show –“Tiger Azalea” September 2011 – Honorable Mention 23rd Annual Landmark Competition, Elizabeth City, NC
February 2012 – People’s Choice Award Frank Stick Memorial Art Show – “Crystal Bowl” May 2012 – People’s Choice Award Mollie Fearing Memorial Art Show – “Green Vase” September 2012 – Honorable Mention 26th Annual Landmark Show – “Green Vase” October 2012 – Eastern Region Award 67th Annual Watercolor Society of NC “Crystal Bowl” October 2014 – Jerry’s Artarama Merchandise Award 69th Watercolor Society of NC “Daffodil Fields” February 2015 – Excellence Award Frank Stick Memorial Art Show “Roanoke Marsh Light” February 2015 – Cover of the OBX Beach Book “Roanoke Marsh Light”

Purchase Awards:
September 2000 “Beach Sunrise” Landmark Competition, Elizabeth City, NC September 2001 “Blue Heron” Landmark Competition, Elizabeth City, NC October 2001 “Bathed in Sunlight” Watercolor Society of NC’s 56th Juried Exhibition. March 2009 “Cedar Creek” Currituck Art Show, Currituck, NC September 2009 “Amaryllis” Landmark competition, Elizabeth City, NC

Membership: Signature Membership Watercolor Society of North Carolina Dare County Arts Council Past President Dare County Arts Council