Peggi Habets Studio

A  few years ago, I authored a book of watercolor portraits. This year the publisher, Walter Foster, created a new how-to book comprised of the artwork of ten artists and including five watercolor projects taken from my first book. It was so nice to...

STUDIO NEWS
Every year, right around this time, I do a year-in-review and I compare it with a list of goals that I wrote at the beginning of the year, contemplating what worked and what didn't. Since it is easy to forget all the little successes, I keep a list of...

Each day, on my walk to my studio, I pass quirky side streets, historic buildings, and people walking or biking to school and work. Everywhere I look, I see life and energy in the people and places in my hometown of Pittsburgh.
My new series of paintings celebrate the unlikely beauty of the back streets and rooftops of this steel city. Whether painting a sun-drenched alleyway or a view of rooftops at night, each painting strives to find the beauty and drama in the ordinary...

I was excited to have been selected as one of two Resident Artists at the Mansions on Fifth Hotel. I will be exhibiting my art, along with Claire Hardy, in rotating exhibitions through the end of the year. Below is our exhibition schedule.
On Thursday, September 13th, Claire and I will be given a painting demo at the Mansions on Fifth during Performance Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30. There will be music by performer Meredith Holliday, complimentary cheese and  charcuterie, and cocktail specials...