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The Village Gallery of Local Artists is pleased to feature long-time Artist Member Peggy Doig during the month of October. A reception for Doig will be held on Friday, October 4^th from 5-8PM.

At age 7 Peggy Doig painted her bedroom walls with a water color set. Her wise mother started her in art classes at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY. Doig later studied classical drawing and painting techniques at the Austin Museum of Art, Abernathy Arts Center and Spruill Center for the Arts in Atlanta, GA.

Doig furthered her skills by studying with Koo Schadler, Abbey Ryan and Gretchen Lopez who taught at the Sedona Arts Center. She is inspired by Da Vinci, Botticelli, Van Gogh and Klimt; those artists who communicated the beauty and mystery of nature with paint.

A pivotal moment occurred in Doig’s life while visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where she came across a Van Gogh painting of a vase of irises. Fascinated, she stared at the thick paint with swirls of color, wondering how this was even created. Doig describes; “Suddenly I felt myself thrown into a tunnel of light with streaks of rainbow sheets, suspended outside of time. Afterwards, it dawned on me that Van Gogh had somehow managed to embed this experience in the paint.” Doig thought “If he could do it, so could I.”

Ever since her experience with the Van Gogh painting, Doig has been fascinated with using art materials to send uplifting messages. She can happily spend hours in a museum pouring over paintings to discover how artists have devised ways to send messages through time. Similar subsequent experiences led Doig to study with spiritual teachers and become master certified in numerous healing arts.

Combining her two loves of art and subtle energy awareness, Doig creates art inspired through dreams and meditation.  Her work encompasses magical landscapes and insightful portraits of people or animals that evoke love of their kingdom.  .

Creating a painting is an intimate process for Doig and can take years. She describes; “Many forces converge, such as the timing of applying medium as it dries, position of the stars and that evasive ethereal energy, until the final piece speaks to the world beyond words.”

Doig elucidates; “I realize part of us is energetic spirit; connected in subtle ways to what is outside of time, space and language. On some level, the eventual owner of the painting is participating in the creation. That is why they are moved when they see the image; it is a part of them.”

Doig’s artwork, made with archival materials, can be found throughout the world in numerous private collections from a Buddhist altar in Hong Kong, to Dr. Steven Greer’s retreat in Virginia.

Come join in a celebration of art on Friday October 4th at the Village Gallery where Peggy Doig will demonstrate the ancient art of divination through painting. She invites you to bring your one burning question to discuss starting at 6pm. Refreshments will be served.

The Village Gallery is located at 6512 State Route 179, in the Village of Oak Creek, and is always accepting applications for unique art and new membership. For more information, go to sedonalocalartists.com or phone (928) 284-1416.