Another artist in The Muses group is Peggy Kerwan.  Maybe because she teaches yoga weekly, Peggy is usually very energetic and productive when I have painted with her on Tuesdays.  Peggy typically has a palette full of colorful, acrylic paint globs beside her and a canvas that quickly gets covered with her expressive brush strokes.  Sometimes she uses a rag or a finger to make her "finger-paintings" and she's nicknamed, "the smudger."

Peggy is a self-taught artist and works in many mediums.  For the past year, she has been experimenting in mixed media, creating collages and mosaics with collected papers (t'art) and papers (oils), in addition to the mosaics of glass and wood.  She has created several pieces in encaustic, a blend of wax, pigments and resins.  Peggy, who accepts commissions, also has experience in painting wall murals, faux finishes, portraits & figurative, abstracts, photo-op posters, masks, and monoprints.

"My fondness of whimsy, which has allowed me to paint many children's murals, sometimes finds its way over into my portrait and figure work.  In the past I preferred to paint from my imagination, using bright colors and a sense of humor to express my high level of energy and positive outlook."

Peggy's art has been exhibited around the Detroit metro area:  Ferndale's Lawrence Street Gallery (www.lawrencestreetgallery.com), the Livonia Civic Center Library, South Lyon's The Menagerie Gallery, Novi's Picasso Cafe, Canton's Village Theater, Dexter's Daisy Lake Gallery (www.daisylakeartgallery.com), and the Detroit Artist Market (www.detroitartistsmarket.org).

Tonight, as part of the First Friday Art Walk, at the Northville Art House (www.northvillearts.org) is the opening reception of the exhibit "The Painted Stage, Theater Portrayed Through the Artist's Brush (A Tipping Point Collaboration)".   Peggy's art will be exhibiting (June 5 - 20) as well as fellow Muses: Linda Logan, Daria Fileta, Mary Step, Candace Brancik, Barbara Eko Murphy, and Jeff Cancelosi.  I know Peggy and the other Muses put a lot a planning, time, and effort into the initial Tipping Point Exhibit (May 2009) which is now the Northville Art House exhibit.  The results should be fantastic!

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