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Portraits of Wildlife and Pets
Written By: Donna Rhodes | Issue: June 2023
Every subject of Peggy Marra’s portraits has a uniquely personal tale to tell.
When you look at one of Peggy Marra’s animal portraits head-on, you look deep into its soul.
Peggy says, “Whether bear, wolf, elephant, kitten, dalmadoodle or any of my subjects, each has a special story to tell.”
And that story, rife with personality, is spoken by their amazing, expressive eyes.
Her spring-summer surprise for her collectors is a new substrate and medium – oil pastels on pastel paper. Rich, creamy, luscious colors amplify animal eye color and depth. In addition to dramatizing the eyes and features with the pastels, the smaller sized works and relatively inexpensive materials make her new line easy on your wallet and your own eyes.
To Peggy, the eyes of wild animals and pets are similar in that each contains lifetimes of stories. But there is also a magnificent wildness in a wolf’s eye, while there is loyal companionship in a pet’s. Peggy is passionate about painting both.
To capture the character and personality of a beloved pet is something special. She says, “I enjoy working on the portrait, but especially enjoy the enthusiasm that the finished work evokes in the pet’s owner(s). It delights me to bring that happiness to them.”
Her work is available at the Summer House in Highlands. She will also be showing at the Art League of Highlands-Cashiers Summer Colors Show in July. You can contact Peggy through peggy-marra.com, at [email protected]. Call her at (828) 577-3415. Studio visits are by appointment only.
