2008 Poster Artist - Pepper Peterson
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation is pleased to announce the selection of Pepper Peterson as the 2008 Limited Edition Edmonds Arts Festival poster artist.

Peterson's comments on her talent: "Painting is both the agony and the ecstasy. Nothing is better than the high I get from creating a painting I like a lot. Nothing can put me into a funk quicker than if I paint a failure. I guess I can't help myself. It's an addiction at this point in my life.”

Watercolor, pastel pigment, oil and oil sticks are Peterson's mediums. Vivid clear color is striking in every painting. Experimenting with the use of color is a large part of her painting process.

Her work is being shown regularly at Cole Gallery and Artists' Supply on Fifth in Edmonds where she was one of the initial premiere artists. Gallery owner and fellow artist Denise Cole comments, “Anyone who meets Pepper and sees her work would say she is one of the most lively and colorful artists they've ever met.”

Always keeping her viewpoint fresh and lively she has taken classes or workshops with Michelle Cooper, Cathe Gill, Deanne Lemley, Nancy Bogni, Nancy Fulton, Ned Mueller, Eric Weigardt, Arne Westerman, Doug Dawson, Susan Ogilvie, Henry Stinson and others. A member of Washington Artists Group, Women Painters of Washington, Northwest Watercolor Society, and the Northwest Pastel Society, Peterson participates in a wide variety of group and one person art exhibits throughout the region.

The EAF Museum gallery will highlight the work of Pepper Peterson during the 51 st Edmonds Arts Festival, June 13, 14 and 15. In addition, arts patrons will have an opportunity to meet Pepper at the annual preview event, Thursday, June 12 th at the Frances Anderson Center , 700 Main Street , Edmonds , WA .

Artist Statement and Resume

See more of Pepper's Artwork at her website: www.pepperpeterson.com

2008 Limited Edition Poster
"Afternoon in Edmonds"