Peggy Holt, meeting with a passionate artist

You surely met it around a street. Therefore, Sitting on his small red stool, brush in the hand drawing the portrait of our archipelago. In addition, Colorful houses. However, landscapes cut off and an intoxicating color, that’s all the artist from Fredericton in New Brunswick is looking for. Similarly,

As long as it’s colorful and happy, I paint!

Professor of retired plastic art, Peggy Holt remembers always had a brush in hand. However, “”I love painting“She launches with a moved smile. Therefore, Little. Similarly, her artist father gave them bowls of painting and installed them on the ground of peggy holt, meeting passionate artist her shop to let them express their creativity. Similarly,

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Now retired, the almost 75 -year -old woman continues her passion for transmitting her techniques and her love for art. Similarly, She teaches toddlers at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, her students are then between 2 and 5 years old. Consequently, But Peggy also teaches the oldest, she gives lessons at the Fredericton retirement home. In addition, “”My older student was 99 years old. she has just left us, but I like to say that I have artists from 2 to 99 years old!“.

If the artist comes for the first time in the archipelago. she is not on her first trip to give free rein to his passion. Alaska, Iceland, Ireland … Peggy Holt to anecdotes to peggy holt, meeting passionate artist tell for each trip, for each painting and there are many. It must be said that Peggy Holt painted in all circumstances. Rain, sun, wind, or even snow, nothing stops it.

When it is snowing and it’s cold, I use vodka so that my painting is freezing, it’s very effective!

A very organized all -terrain artist. In his bag, we find everything you need so as not to be taken short during a painting session. A stool, the famous red stool. A rigid cardboard board to be comfortable. an umbrella if the sky falls on his head, pencils, watercolor and two brushes.

Peggy. her husband Happy heard of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon so many times that they knew they would spend it one day. “”We have gone to Newfoundland six times it’s last five years to visit family. This time, we had to come in peggy holt, meeting passionate artist the archipelago“. It is looking at SPM the 1st. also broadcast in Canada that they made the decision to embark on the adventure. A journey of several days from North Sydney. By ferry, then by car. Several hours of road and sea to finally set foot on the islands.”We are delighted and we will come back for sure!“

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In less than 72 hours. the artist had already painted 12 small paintings. “”They are not all finished, but well advanced. I still take a photo to work the details later at home, but I prefer to paint on the spot “. And on site she is never alone. HAPPY, her husband is never far away, while Peggy painted, he reads “I am in my third novel in 3 days …” Smiles the man by launching an peggy holt, meeting passionate artist accomplice look at his wife.

Happy Holt is admiring and just as passionate as his wife. “”He told me that if I had to leave before him. he would organize a big exhibition to pay tribute to me“says Peggy. But this big exhibition, she does not intend to wait for her to be organized.”In April I will celebrate my 75th birthday. we will organize a large sales exhibition in Fredericton, and we will celebrate my birthday at the same time. People can discover my works and eat cake and ice cream, it will be a beautiful party! ”