The Studio of Peggy Immel

For the past three years, Peggy Immel has been happily painting in a studio south of downtown Taos, New Mexico. Although she says it’s nothing fancy, it certainly meets the needs of the landscape painter, providing her with the space and privacy she needs to create the majestic scenes that have captivated here since she moved to the area 17 years ago.

Although Immel spends much of her time painting en plein aire, her studio has everything she needs when she is putting the finishing touches to her work, framing her paintings, or taking care of other business needs that come along with being an artist. Her studio is big and bright, not unlike the paintings that have earned her many awards.

“I had been doing portraits, when we lived back East, but didn’t pursue them seriously until we came to Taos,” Immel says. “It was an emotional response to this country. Taos is really special. The light is very different than in other places, partly because it’s at a high altitude, so the skies are much bluer.”