A second generation Arizonan born in Phoenix, Peggy Immel spent her youth traveling the world as the daughter of a career Air Force veteran. She took her first oil painting class in Salina, Kansas at ten. In college she studied architecture at Arizona State University and after her marriage, she took art classes at three major New England art schools along with workshops with admired artists. While living in Boston she became a rock and ice climber, a turning point where nature and adventure became her muse. Moving to Taos with her husband brought her back to her Western roots where her landscapes are inspired by her love of the outdoors and the Southwest’s exotic beauty.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University AZ, Silvermine College of Art CT, DeCordova Museum School MA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA. Workshops with John Pellew, Charles Gruppe, Tony Van Hasselt, Jeanne Mackenzie and Koo Schadler.
MEMBERSHIPS
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic, Oil Painters of America, Plein Air Artists Colorado, Signature Member Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, Society of Tempera Painters
