Over Labor Day weekend, Santa Barbarans had the rare opportunity to get an insiders look at 34 area artists workspaces and hear about their process during the 14th annual Santa Barbara Studio Artist Tour, which benefits the Breast Cancer Resource Center.
The two-day self-guided tour kicked off with an art reception hosted at the Corridan Gallery on North Milpas Street. The small gallery was brimming with attendees and the artists themselves, who were on hand to give participants a chance to meet them on a more personal level before visiting their workspaces.
One of the featured artists was Peggy Fletcher, whose talent is watercolors and her subjects range from the natural world to still lifes to architecture. “Tranquility is very important in my life and I hope that the tranquil nature of my watercolors will transport the viewer to a peaceful place,” Fletcher said in her websites artistic statement. Her recent work focuses on the evolution and beauty of the monarch butterfly. To further understand the lepidopterans, and to use as models for her paintings, Fletcher houses several of the grand butterflies.