Peggy Watkins is an emerging artist currently living in Atlanta Georgia. Her love for the natural world and animals exhibits itself in her artwork which is almost exclusively of wildlife, horses and domestic animals. "I want my art to encourage respect for all animals and their right to a natural place on this earth."

Peggy mainly works in oil but also uses colored and graphite pencil. An avid photographer, she works almost exclusively from her own photographs. When not working on a commissioned portrait her favorite subject is African wildlife. She has traveled to Botswana, Zimbabwe and most recently South Africa to obtain first hand observations and photographs of the beautiful wildlife and land where they live.

Over the last few years Peggy has completed a number of comissioned portraits of pets, horses and sporting dogs. "I plan on continuing my portrait work and wish to increase the public's awareness of wildlife needs by showcasing endangered species with paintings and prints."