Escalante Plein Air Festival 2014, Escalante Utah

The Escalante Plein Air Festival is held every fall in Escalante Utah in conjunction with Everett Ruess Days. Escalante Utah is a small town of about 800 folks in the heart of Escalante/Grand Staircase Monument. It is stunningly beautiful!

painting at Sunset Arch

"SUNSET ARCH"

Summer on the San Francisco Peaks

It's been a beautiful summer in Flagstaff, the monsoons rains have been generous. The San Francisco Peaks are green and it has been a wonderful place to paint.

Along the Aspen Loop Trail, plein air pastel

Photo of large juniper tree at the base of the lower ski lift run.

studio pastel of juniper

My studio

Workshop with Dawn Emerson in Tucson AZ at The Drawing Studio

Three wonderful spring days in Tucson for a pastel workshop with Dawn Emerson. She introduced unusual tips and techniques using pastels, ink, pastel grounds, gouache, and everything else imaginable.

Dawn Emerson at work

Myself with Rita Elkins, an artist friend from Cornville that came with me to the workshop.

painting beginning

back to basics

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Tucson Pima County Arts Open Studio Tour 2013

Open Studio Tour in Tucson this year. It was a beautiful day and I enjoyed staying home and meeting new friends, neighbors and fellow artists.




Open Studio is always a good way to get feed back on your work, get an idea what people like. It's also a good opportunity to network with other local artists.

Etsy Store Opening

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PeggyMarlattArt

 I've been busy these past few weeks getting an Etsy store open as a resource for marketing and selling my earrings. I'm trying to improve my photography skills because I can see that it makes a huge difference in how your product looks. It's been fun to experiment with different backgrounds and lighting.

Paint Out PAANA, August 2013

Paint Out at Picture Canyon, Flagstaff Arizona. Beautiful day, it was a scramble to get down to the waterfall. There are lots of petroglyphys along the canyon wall. A fair start to a painting, I haven't ever painted moving water like that, so it was challenging, as are rocks! Always the challenge!