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A couple of weeks ago, I got to see the most fantastic show at the NY Historical Society on the advice of my friend Robbie Manning. The whole show was one knockout painting after the next, actually, but the painting … Continue reading
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Grand Manan, an island in the Bay of Fundy, is a perfect place for thinking: puttering and drawing, reading and writing, walking along the beach or hiking to beautiful vistas. Working in my watercolor paper Moleskine journal with my new stencils was … Continue reading
I have always been interested in bugs. I’ll admit it. I think they are wonderfully beautiful, with some notable exceptions. One of the most satisfying picture books I own is a tiny one full of jewel-like insects called “An Inordinate … Continue reading
The drive up through the northeast of the US is filled with bodies of water filled with water lilies–white and yellow and sometimes pink. This pair of stencils from StencilGirl is perfect for making painterly marks to paint a Monet’s … Continue reading
Out of the ten stencils I designed for StencilGirl, I am finding that the Looping, Leafy Vines Background is the stealth super-useful stencil. Its good for laying in a background on a journal page, or for printing cheerful green vines … Continue reading
The day has finally arrived! And my new stencils are available from StencilGirl Products: http://www.stencilgirlproducts/stencils-margaret-peot-s/2039.htm Ten beautifully cut 9 x 12 mylar stencils: Woodcut Blossoms, Impressionist Water Lilies and Brush Textures, Scarab Beetles, Looping, Leafy Vines, Dragonflies, and three with … Continue reading
Beetles and dragonflies, flora and fauna, impressionist water lilies, woodcut flowers and more…stay tuned! … Continue reading
Last week I was so happy to have been able to participate in the Children’s Books Authors Series with Literacy INC collaboration with Columbia and Inwood Park in upper Manhattan. It was a drizzly day which may have curtailed our … Continue reading
LiteracyINC has kindly invited me to participate in their Inwood Park Authors Series at Bruce’s Garden: I will be reading my early reader picture book CROW MADE A FRIEND in Bruce’s Garden 11 Park Terrace East This Thursday, July 27th … Continue reading
The dates are not totally set in stone yet, but the shop will certainly be open after June 17th, Til probably July 15th. I am honored to be a part of this grand experiment! This incarnation of the Hudson Co-op … Continue reading
